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20/09/2011 (1300 GMT)

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

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Tue 20 Sep 2011 13:05GMT

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  • Yemen: crackdown on demonstrators continues

    The journalist Tom Finn who's in Sanaa describes the scene there as fighting escalates in the Yemeni capital.

    Duration: 05:30

  • Yemen unrest: end in sight?

    Keith Vaz, a Member of the British Parliament tells Newshour international intervention is needed in order to broker a solution to the Yemeni conflict.

    Duration: 09:51

  • China floods: Thousands forced to flee homes

    The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's reporter in Shanghai, Juliana Liu has been monitoring the situation in China.

    Duration: 13:00

  • Warning - may contain scenes of smoking

    Film critic Quentin Cooper and John Britton of the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, discuss a campaign that argues films showing smoking should be certified to protect teenagers.

    Duration: 20:16

  • New voices on Newshour

    Next week on Newshour, well-known broadcasters will take the chair. On Tuesday, one of France's best- known television presenters and media personalities, Christine Ockrent will be your host.

    Duration: 23:00

  • L'Aquila quake scientists on trial

    If people die in an earthquake, can scientists who failed to warn of the quake be held responsible? Our science editor, Susan Watts reports.

    Duration: 30:52

  • Italy earthquake: who is to blame?

    Did Italian seismologists misinform citizens about the risks posed by the L'Aquila earthquake? Newshour speaks to the science writer Nicola Nosengo.

    Duration: 33:50

  • Libya conflict: changing sides

    What are the challenges facing Libyans as they change allegiance after more than four decades under the control of the Gaddafi regime? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Alastair Leithead reports.

    Duration: 38:04

  • Britain's Andy Murray 'serious' about tennis strike threat

    Top tennis players threaten to go on strike unless they are given an easier tournament schedule. Former tennis pro, Barry Cowan describes the gruelling timetable players face.

    Duration: 43:00

  • Economy enters 'dangerous phase'

    The global economy enters a 'dangerous new phase' says the IMF, as fears persist about the eurozone debt crisis. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Andrew Walker reports.

    Duration: 47:21

  • Pariah states

    The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's John Sudworth has been looking into the murky world of countries that don't quite exist.

    Duration: 53:00

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  • Tue 20 Sep 2011 13:05GMT

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