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26/11/2011 (1200 GMT)

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  • NATO helicopters 'kill 26 Pakistani soldiers'

    Military officials in Pakistan say at least 26 of their soldiers have been killed in a NATO air strike on a checkpoint at the Afghan border. Newshour has the latest.

    Duration: 08:59

  • India threatens to boycott London Olympics

    India is threatening to boycott London 2012 over a sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical, which owns Union Carbide - responsible for the Bhopal chemical disaster in 1984.

    Duration: 04:31

  • Muslim Brotherhood stays away from protests

    There have been clashes in Cairo as protestors call for elections to be postponed. But one influential group, the Muslim Brotherhood, is not supporting the protests. Tim Whewell reports.

    Duration: 07:37

  • Last push for votes

    Congolese President Joseph Kabila and his main challenger, Etienne Tshisekedi, are both planning final rallies in Kinshasa today ahead of Monday's elections. Will Ross reports.

    Duration: 03:59

  • More armed clashes in Syria

    As clashes take place in Syria between security forces and defecting soldiers, the Arab League is to discuss imposing sanctions against Damascus. Newshour reports.

    Duration: 04:31

  • Banned drug finds new uses

    It is 50 years since the sedative drug Thalidomide was banned. So why is the deformity-causing medicine once again being prescribed?

    Duration: 08:24

  • Living well with dementia

    One in three of those in Britain who live to 65 will have some form of dementia. The UK government and the Design Council looked to create innovations to make living well with dementia a reality.

    Duration: 03:30

  • Remembering the Jews of Macedonia

    The Macedonian capital, Skopje, has recently inaugurated a new Holocaust Memorial museum - only the fourth in the world after Washington, Jerusalem and Berlin. Mark Lowen reports.

    Duration: 04:49

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  • Sat 26 Nov 2011 12:05GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online

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