02/08/2011 (1300 GMT)
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US House passes debt-limit bill
A bill to avert a US debt default has cleared its first hurdle in a vote in the House of Representatives. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Paul Adams reports from Washington.
Duration: 03:25
US credit rating concerns
Chief investment strategist Sam Stovall of the credit rating agency Standard and Poor's looks at whether lending to the US government will now be regarded as more risky as a result of a deal.
Duration: 05:20
US economy
Diana Furchgott-Roth of the Hudson Institute and Professor Avinash Persaud of Intelligence Capital discuss the economics of the US debt deal
Duration: 13:00
Sowetan newspaper Miyeni row
A Sowetan columnist has been suspended after he wrote an outspoken attack. Jeremy Gordin of the Investigative Journalism Workshop talks to Newshour about the significance of the row.
Duration: 18:25
Reggae reconciliation
Ivory Coast reggae star Alpha Blondy talks to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Martin Vennard about his plans to use his music to help encourage national reconciliation after years of conflict in his country.
Duration: 23:00
Syria builds up offensive on Hama
Italy recalls its ambassador to Syria as reports say people are fleeing from the army in the city of Hama. Newshour speaks to the Italian ministry's spokesman Maurizio Massari.
Duration: 31:55
EU stance on Syria
Should other European Union countries follow Italy and recall their ambassadors to Syria? Newshour interviews Michael Mann, spokesman for the European Union on Foreign Affairs.
Duration: 34:50
South Korea tackles online addiction
South Korea passed a law banning teenagers from playing games online after midnight in a bid to help people suffering from an online addiction, but will this help?
Duration: 39:43
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reporter arrested in Cairo
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has called for the release of one of its producers, Shaimaa Khalil who was arrested by police in Tahrir Square while covering protests in Cairo. Our correspondent Jon Leyne reports.
Duration: 43:00
Al Shabab stop Somalis fleeing crisis
Andrew Harding reports from Mogadishu on claims that an insurgent group is stopping people fleeing from areas which the UN says are now in the grip of famine.
Duration: 48:22
Artificial heart gives man new life
A father who was dying from heart failure is given more time thanks to a new artificial heart. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Mark Worthington has been speaking to the surgeon Stephen Tsui, who fitted the organ.
Duration: 53:00
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