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30/06/2011 (1300 GMT)

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

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Thu 30 Jun 2011 13:05GMT

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  • UK strikes

    Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in the UK go on strike over proposed changes to their pensions.

    Duration: 10:06

  • Hariri indictment

    A United Nations tribunal investigating the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005 has delivered a sealed indictment to Lebanon's prosecutor-general.

    Duration: 12:57

  • Hariri indictment 2

    Newshour speaks to Michel Pharaon, the former minister for parliamentary affairs for the party of Saad Hariri, Rafik's son.

    Duration: 18:40

  • Sexual harassment

    Christian Fraser reports from France where the high-profile trial of Dominic Strauss Kahn has lifted the lid on a darker side to French society - the inequality, the harassment and the sexual abuse.

    Duration: 22:57

  • French hostages

    Two French journalists who were kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan are now back home. Lionel de Coninck is the editor of β€œPieces a Convictions”, the programme the two journalists worked for.

    Duration: 33:15

  • Mother-in-law email

    A prospective mother-in-law's e-mail chiding the bride-to-be for her lack of social graces has gone viral on the internet. Newshour hears from Liz Brewer, an etiquette expert.

    Duration: 39:04

  • Tennis grunting

    If you’re distracted by the noise of grunting tennis players at Wimbledon and wish you could just fade up the commentary, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ has come up with a solution.

    Duration: 42:57

  • Kabila murder

    Who killed Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ten years ago? Arnaud Zaitman has been looking into the case and has made a film on the subject.

    Duration: 48:05

  • Thailand election

    Rachel Harvey reports from Thailand, which is holding elections this Sunday.

    Duration: 52:56

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  • Thu 30 Jun 2011 13:05GMT

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