Libya, Australia immigration, and an alternative cremation.
Power vacuum and water issues in Tripoli, Australia immigration plans foiled, and a liquid alternative to cremation.
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Battle for Sirte
Our correspondent Ian Pannell is just south of Misrata, on the way to Sirte.
Duration: 03:24
Libya rejects UN military forces
Libya's interim leaders reject the idea of deploying any kind of international military force or observers, according to the UN special envoy to the country.
Duration: 04:37
Libya: who is in charge?
As the opposition closes in on the last Gadaffi strongholds, there's a power vacuum in Tripoli. So who will take control? Newshour speaks to David D Kirkpatrick of the New York Times.
Duration: 13:00
The mysterious case of Dirar Abu Sisi
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Gabriel Gatehouse has been trying to unravel the mystery of an engineer from Gaza who was abducted by the Israel secret service on a train in the Ukraine.
Duration: 19:43
Surprise win at World Championships
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's sports correspondent, Alex Capstick, speaks to the 18 year-old from Grenada who unexpectedly won the 400 metres, Kirani James.
Duration: 23:00
Libya's water woes
The water supply to Tripoli appears to have been cut off; Newshour speaks to Salem el Maiar, a London-based Libyan water expert, about the suspected role of the Gadaffi-supporting town of Bani Walid.
Duration: 32:17
Libya's missing
For thousands of people in Libya it is a time of deep anxiety as they look for loved ones who disappeared during the conflict. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Andrew Hosken talks to affected families.
Duration: 37:54
Australia refugee deal 'illegal'
Is it ethical to send people to a third country before their fate is determined? Newshour speaks to Claude Moraes, a MEP and former director of the Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants.
Duration: 43:00
Islamist admits US German attack
A man from Kosovo admits killing US airmen at Frankfurt airport in March but says he does not know why. Our correspondent in Berlin, Steve Evans reports.
Duration: 47:02
Cremation alternative
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Neil Bowdler reports on the "resomator" and other methods billed as ecological alternatives to cremation.
Duration: 53:00
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