16/02/2012 (1400GMT)
Karzai in Islamabad talks; Angelina Jolie on Bosnian film; and have you gone Lin-sane?
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Taliban talks
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, says his government has held three-way discussions with the United States and the Taliban. The Wall Street Journal's Matt Murray interviewed Mr Karzai.
Duration: 03:30
Significance of Taliban talks
Dr Ashraf Ghani is Chairman of the Transition Commission in Afghanistan, which is tasked with preparing the country for when the US troops plan to leave. Does he think the talks are significant?
Duration: 05:35
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Does Pakistan want the discussions with the Taliban to succeed? Newshour hears from people in Pakistan’s capital and from Dr Simbal Khan of the Afghanistan Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad.
Duration: 10:07
Honduras fire
Forensic experts in Comayagua, Honduras, are beginning the grim task of identifying the victims of a prison fire that killed more than 350 people. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s correspondent Will Grant is there.
Duration: 12:50
North Korea leadership
Since the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea has been led by a much less familiar figure: his son Kim Jong-un. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Lucy Williamson has been looking at their very different styles.
Duration: 18:28
Art Auction
The trade in fine art is booming, despite all the problems in the world economy. Philip Hoffman is director of The Fine Art Fund in Geneva and he told Newshour what is driving this demand.
Duration: 22:31
Jeremy Lin
Simon Rabinovitch, of the Financial Times, and Cindy Sui, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's reporter in Taipei, discuss the meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin - a New York Knicks basketball player with a Taiwanese background.
Duration: 33:23
Syria Hassan
King Abdullah of Jordan was the first Arab leader to call on Syria’s President Assad to step down. Newshour speaks to the King's uncle, Prince Hassan. Is it time to send peacekeepers to Syria?
Duration: 38:25
Angelina Jolie interview
Last night in Sarajevo, there was a special showing of Angelina Jolie's controversial new film, which is set during the Bosnian war of the 1990s. Allan Little has been talking to Angelina Jolie.
Duration: 42:52
West Bank Crash
Palestinian police say at least eight children were killed after their school bus hit a truck. At least thirty others were injured. Our correspondent Jon Donnison is in Jerusalem.
Duration: 45:34
London Chronicles
Francesca Panetta's series of London soundscapes continues with a look at the growing numbers of Londoners living on their own.
Duration: 52:24
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