30/01/2012 (1400 GMT)
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Russia supports Syrian solution
Russia is offering to host talks between Syria's government and the opposition. We hear from Radwan Ziadeh of the Syrian National Council and Dmitri Trenin, of the Moscow Carnegie Centre
Duration: 06:32
Army 'regains Damascus suburbs'
We hear from an opposition activist in Damascus after government troops retake rebel strongholds
Duration: 10:15
US drones an '' infringement of Iraqi sovereignty''
Accoring to a New York Times report, Iraqi officials are said to be outraged by the US drones flying over Iraq. We hear from Eric Schmitt, the New York Times journalist who worked on the story
Duration: 13:00
Nigerian president calls on militants to engage in talks
We hear from worried Christians in Nigeria after a spate of killings by the Islamist group Boko Haram
Duration: 18:31
Playing ball in India
It is hoped that the new Premier League Soccer in India will revive the game's fortunes. Our correspondent Rahul Tandon reports from Calcutta
Duration: 23:00
EU summit hit by Belgian strike
The eurozone crisis is set to dominate an EU summit in Brussels but a Belgian strike threatens disruption. Our Europe Correspondent Chris Morris reports
Duration: 31:09
Euro summit set for growth focus
EU leaders meet to talk about debt and growth, but which should they deal with first? We hear from Chris Scicluna, head of economics research at Daiwa Capital here in London
Duration: 34:32
France introduces transaction tax
How big is the French financial services industry? We hear from Jean Pierre Lambert, a French bank analyst.
Duration: 37:06
US files complaint against Equatorial Guinea's Obiang Jr .
Alastair Leithead reports on the alleged misdeeds of Teodoro Obiang Ngueme who have been accused of a raft of corrupt activities over the years
Duration: 43:00
Pakistan faulty drugs fatalities rise
We hear from Dr Javed Akram, the head of Jinnah hospital in Lahore, where some of the people who have taken the apparently faulty drugs prescribed for heart disease, are being treated
Duration: 48:22
Ivanhoe: An Abridged Edition?
Professor David Purdie, chairman of the Walter Scott Club and Professor John Sutherland, of University College discuss whether long novels should be shortened to encourage more people to read them
Duration: 53:00
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