11/10/2011 (1300 GMT)
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Ukraine's former PM is convicted
Yulia Tymoshenko has been sentenced to seven years in jail. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Daniel Sandford describes the reaction in Kiev to the announcement.
Duration: 03:49
Tymoshenko analysis
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Ukraine analyst Olexei Solohubenko looks at the significance of the Tymoshenko conviction for exceeding her powers when she agreed a gas deal with Russia in 2009.
Duration: 07:29
EU responds to Ukraine verdict
Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, says the EU thinks the verdict could have serious repercussions.
Duration: 10:18
Greek bailout approved
The international troika comprising the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank have said the next instalment of Greece's bailout money will be made available in early November.
Duration: 12:58
Organ donation
Should those who donate their organs have their funeral expenses paid for? Hugh Whittall, of the Nuffield Centre on Bioethics, and Dr Kevin Gunning, of the Intensive Care Society discuss the issue.
Duration: 22:49
Burma announces prisoner amnesty
State media in Burma have announced an amnesty for more than 6,300 prisoners. Newshour asks a young woman in the capital, Rangoon, what she makes of the changes now under way.
Duration: 29:12
Significance of Burma's prisoner amnesty
Jim Della Giacoma, of the conflict resolution think tank the International Crisis Group, looks at the significance of today's announcement.
Duration: 33:20
Is Burma changing?
Dr Zarni, a Burmese pro democracy activist and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, discusses whether there is real change underway in Burma.
Duration: 36:16
Unemployment among black Americans
The latest unemployment figures from the US shows that the jobless rate among black Americans stands at 16 per cent, that's nearly twice as high as the national average. Mark Mardell reports.
Duration: 42:34
Liberia's elections
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Thomas Fessy reports from Monrovia on polling in Liberia's presidential election.
Duration: 48:15
BeyoncΓ© dance 'plagiarism'
The leading Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker tells Newshour why she thinks the US singer BeyoncΓ©'s new music video has too many similarities to a number of her own works.
Duration: 52:57
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