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26/10/2011(1300 GMT)

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

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Wed 26 Oct 2011 13:05GMT

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  • Pakistan and the Taliban

    David Loyn reports on the claims that, while acting as Washington's ally in public, Pakistan has been secretly backing the Taliban.

    Duration: 05:51

  • Pakistan’s response to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s allegations

    Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's High Commissioner in London, responds to the allegations made in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ investigation into the links between Pakistan and the Taliban.

    Duration: 09:58

  • Eurozone debt crisis

    European leaders are meeting in Brussels later today to discuss the Eurozone debt crisis. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s economics correspondent Andrew Walker considers whether a consensus can be reached.

    Duration: 12:56

  • Unequal consumption

    Can the Earth’s resources stretch to accommodate its soaring population? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Jane O'Brien meets a Mexican woman whose level of consumption jumped when she moved to the United States.

    Duration: 18:50

  • Seven billion and counting…

    Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the UN Population Fund, discusses the significance of the latest milestone in the world’s population growth.

    Duration: 22:32

  • Who will be the next President of Ireland?

    With former IRA commander, Martin McGuiness, in the running to become Ireland's next President, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Dan Damon speaks to a relative of a victim of the paramilitary group.

    Duration: 36:40

  • Chinese government curbs reality TV

    Professor Michel Hockx, of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, discusses whether the Chinese Communist party’s decision to regulate TV talent shows is a type of censorship.

    Duration: 42:58

  • Interview with a British mercenary

    British mercenary Simon Mann tells Newshour why he tried to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea and why he suspects he was betrayed by the CIA.

    Duration: 49:41

  • Dreamliner’s first flight

    Boeing's latest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, has made its first commercial flight, from Tokyo to Hong Kong. Newshour hears from one of the passengers on the inaugural flight.

    Duration: 52:57

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  • Wed 26 Oct 2011 13:05GMT

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