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14/01/2012 (1200 GMT)

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

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Sat 14 Jan 2012 12:05GMT

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  • Iraq Basra suicide bomb

    A suicide bomb attack has killed at least fifty Shia pilgrims in the city of Basra.

    Duration: 03:09

  • Election in Taiwan

    President Ma Ying-Jeou has been re-elected. We talk to residents of Taipei.

    Duration: 00:40

  • Taiwan election China perspective

    Our correspondent in Beijing has been finding out what people there think of the election.

    Duration: 07:46

  • Taiwan election

    Dr Jonathan Sullivan, Lecturer at the University of Nottingham.

    Duration: 11:44

  • Nigeria fuel protests

    We talk to Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzu.

    Duration: 13:37

  • Cruise ship runs aground

    The cruise ship Costa Concordia has run aground just off the coast of Italy.

    Duration: 17:10

  • Somali hip hop

    A Somali exile in Nairobi has put together a hip-hop group.

    Duration: 17:10

  • Nigeria fuel subsidy

    The removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria has led to a widely observed national strike

    Duration: 28:45

  • Nigeria fuel subsidy

    The removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria has led to a widely observed national strike

    Duration: 28:45

  • Nigeria negotiations

    The Nigerian government is holding urgent talks with union leaders.

    Duration: 31:34

  • Nigeria protests and religious violence

    We get the thoughts of Patrick Smith, Editor of Africa Confidential magazine.

    Duration: 33:16

  • Nigeria Information Minister

    Labaran Maku is Nigeria’s Information Minister and speaks to us from Abuja.

    Duration: 40:00

  • Nigeria religion

    The national strike has provided an opportunity for attacks on religious institutions

    Duration: 48:05

  • Nigeria Chief Emeka Anyaoku

    We talk to Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary General

    Duration: 53:00

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  • Sat 14 Jan 2012 12:05GMT

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