15/09/2011 (1300 GMT)
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Leaders pledge support for Libyan rebels
France's Nicolas Sarkozy and British PM David Cameron have been speaking in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Is the visit theatre or substance?
Duration: 06:35
Libyans welcome foreign leaders
The rebels have thanked Britain and France for their help in overthrowing Col Gaddafi. But does this reflect the mood of the people? We speak to some citizens of Tripoli.
Duration: 09:30
Libya: A victory for France?
Jacques Reland, of the Rennes Business School in France, tells Newshour the visit highlights a major success for the French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Duration: 13:00
North Korea cruises: not for the faint hearted
In an effort to bring in more foreign currency, North Korea is offering cruises along its coast. Edward Wong of the New York Times tells Newshour about the dirty mattresses and lack of running water.
Duration: 17:56
Edgar Degas exhibition
Our arts reporter Vincent Dowd gets a preview of a major exhibition at The Royal Academy in London which focuses on the French painter's fascination with movement and dance.
Duration: 23:00
UBS employee held over 'rogue trades'
London police arrest a man after Swiss bank UBS says unauthorised trading by a member of staff led to losses of $2bn. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's economics correspondent Andrew Walker reports.
Duration: 29:35
European integration
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Justin Webb has been trying to get a sense of how France is handling its own and Europe's economic problems.
Duration: 36:14
A place to hide
Comfy chairs, a fridge for drinks and a huge television. Hear author Jeff Wilser on the amount American men are spending on "man caves".
Duration: 43:00
Palestinian bid for UN membership
The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas will outline his plan to bid for full membership at next week's annual General Assembly debate. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Yolande Knell reports.
Duration: 49:06
A world of change
Sheena Barclay, the managing director of the firm which publishes the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, tells Newshour there have been 25,000 changes to world maps in the past four years.
Duration: 53:00
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