10/08/2011 (1300 GMT)
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David Cameron says a riot fightback is underway
A further night of rioting across several major towns and cities has been widely condemned. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Nick Ravenscroft has been speaking to the looters and the looted in Manchester.
Duration: 05:19
UK riots condemned by PM
The Prime Minister David Cameron gives his reasons for the violence of the past few days.
Duration: 06:37
Roots of the riots
Sick individuals or a sick society? Newshour discusses this with a former gang member and a leader of a crime prevention charity.
Duration: 13:00
Syrian tanks storm northern towns
Following Turkey's latest diplomatic efforts in Syria, Fadi Hakura, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs tells Newshour that international pressure is unlikely to affect Syria.
Duration: 17:35
Vietnam blogger
Newshour talk to the wife of the Vietnamese blogger who has been sentenced to three years in prison for attempted subversion.
Duration: 23:00
Unrest spreads to other cities
Unrest in the UK spreads to the city of Birmingham where three men were hit by a car and killed during the violence. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Bob Walker reports.
Duration: 30:17
How does the world view the UK riots?
How has London's image been affected by the riots? Newshour speaks to Natasha Miroshnichenko, who works for a Russian travel agency and Christopher Dickey, Newsweek's bureau chief in Paris.
Duration: 36:07
Kenyan drought affects thousands
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Will Ross, reports from Turkana on the regional crisis in East Africa which has been hit hard by a drought which has left around ten percent of the entire population in need of food aid.
Duration: 43:00
Kabul update
A NATO air-strike in Afghanistan has killed a group of Taliban fighters who were reportedly responsible for shooting down an American helicopter last weekend. Quentin Sommerville reports.
Duration: 46:03
Chile student protests continue
In Chile tens of thousands of students have been protesting against changes in public education. Amaro Gomez-Pablos a reporter for Television Nacional talks to Newshour about the background.
Duration: 49:09
Japan culture
What does a disaster on the scale of the Japanese tsunami do to a country and its psyche? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Justin Webb reports.
Duration: 53:00
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