28/11/2011 Newshour 1400 GMT
Controversy and hope in Egypt and Congo elections; Syria says sanctions block solution; Reviving the Great Escape.
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Egyptians queue to cast ballots
Queues form as Egyptians vote in the first election since former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Lyse Doucet reports on this extraordinary day for Egyptians.
Duration: 13:00
Syria criticises Arab League sanctions
Syria's Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem has said the sanctions imposed by the Arab League has ''closed the window on resolving the crisis in Syria." The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Jim Muir reports.
Duration: 17:12
Shock over the death of Wales football manager Gary Speed
Professor Paul Bebbington of University College London and Ruby Wax, writer and performer, discuss the stigma surrounding depression.
Duration: 23:00
DR Congo votes in tense election
Polls open in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Julian Keane reports from a polling station in Kinshasa.
Duration: 31:44
Congo elections overshadowed by violence and logistical difficulties
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's African Service has reporters covering the election across the DRC. We hear reports from the east of the country where violence has broken out around some polling centres.
Duration: 35:38
Congo elections: is this true democracy?
Theodore Trefon, a Congalese affairs analyst talks about the best outcome that the people of the DRC can hope for.
Duration: 38:37
Film-maker Ken Russell dies at 84
The film critic and writer Barry Norman looks back at the life of the controversial film director Ken Russell.
Duration: 43:00
Caught in the middle: the US in Central Asia
Problems with Pakistan mean the whole of Central Asia has become vital to Washington's ability to fight and end the war in Afghanistan. Natalia Antelava reports
Duration: 48:00
The Great Escape
We hear from one of the men trying to recreate the famous escape tunnels used by Second World War prisoners.
Duration: 53:00
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