25/04/2011 (1300 GMT)
Syrian violence escalates; Afghan prison break and the power of Thatcher's handbag?
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Syria security
A massive security operation is under way in Syria. Hundreds of troops, backed by tanks, have moved into Deraa and other towns.
Duration: 09:17
Commonwealth Games arrest
Suresh Kalmadi, the chief organiser of last year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been arrested on corruption charges.
Duration: 13:00
Pakistan's transgenders
In Pakistan, the Supreme Court has come up with a solution for trans-gendered people who apply for an ID card. There'll be a third gender choice just for them.
Duration: 18:20
Thatcher's bag
One of Margaret Thatcher's famous handbags is being offered for sale to raise money for charity.
Duration: 23:00
Afghan prison break
Nearly five hundred Afghan prisoners, including 100 alleged Taliban commanders, escape from prison through a tunnel. The government admits it's a massive security breach.
Duration: 31:07
Slave ships
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Alastair Leithead investigates a report on thousands of workers from Burma who are being illegally trafficked across the border to work in the Thai fishing industry.
Duration: 36:14
Syria
Newshour speaks to someone live, who got in touch from Damascus.
Duration: 38:14
Iraq protests
Jim Muir reports on the demonstrations in many Iraqi cities which have been happening since February.
Duration: 43:00
Guantanamo leaks
Newspapers in the US and Britain have published leaked intelligence assessments of hundreds of men at Guantanamo Bay which show that at least 150 were innocent.
Duration: 47:55
Best of British
Professor Mary Beard, professor of classics at Cambridge University gives her thoughts on the upcoming royal wedding.
Duration: 53:00
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