17/02/2012 (1400GMT)
Libya's revolution one year on; and final curtain for Hong Kong's last opera house?
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Libya anniversary
Libya is commemorating the first anniversary of the uprising which led to the toppling of Colonel Gaddafi. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Tripoli on how the country is marking the event.
Duration: 12:59
South Sudan
In an exclusive interview the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s James Copnall asks South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar how the country is coping now that it has shut down its oil production over a row with Sudan.
Duration: 18:24
British press
News Corporation’s head, Rupert Murdoch, is in London to deal with the troubles facing his British daily paper The Sun. Media commentator Steve Hewlett discusses what Mr Murdoch has told his staff.
Duration: 22:41
Libya – one year on
What is daily life like for the Libyan people one year after the uprising began? Newshour speaks to a resident of Misrata, a city that was badly damaged during months of conflict.
Duration: 30:46
Libya – Bernard Henri-Levy
The French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy played an important role in persuading Western powers to take action in Libya. Newshour asks him if he is happy with the way things have turned out in Libya.
Duration: 36:01
Hong Kong opera
Hong Kong's last dedicated Cantonese Opera, the Sunbeam Theatre, is holding its final performances this week. Dr Jennifer Chow is co-ordinating the campaign to save the Sunbeam theatre.
Duration: 39:21
Charlie Chaplin
In the 1950s, the FBI had suspicions that the silent film star Charlie Chaplin was a secret Communist sympathiser. Film historian Matthew Sweet discusses these surprising allegations.
Duration: 42:58
German president resigns
The German president, Christian Wulff, has resigned. He was a prominent member of Mrs Merkel's CDU party. So how damaging is this for the party? Peter Altmaier is the CDU's chief whip.
Duration: 48:00
Anthony Shadid
Newshour remembers the highly respected New York Times correspondent, Anthony Shadid, who has died in Syria. Stephen Farrell was a colleague and friend of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
Duration: 52:56
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