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23/02/2012 (1400 GMT)

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Thu 23 Feb 2012 14:05GMT

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  • Somalia 1

    Mary Harper reports from the London summit; Dan Damon speaks to members of the Somali diaspora and the US Asst Sec of State for African affairs tells us what he hopes the conference will achieve.

    Duration: 11:40

  • Afghanistan

    Following President Obama's apology for the burning of copies of the Koran by US troops, we have reaction from an Afghan opposition MP and a report from our correspondent Bilal Sarwary in Kabul.

    Duration: 03:39

  • Russia

    An estimated one-hundred-thousand Russians turned out in Moscow to show their support for Vladimir Putin, but was their support genuine? Steve Rosenberg reports.

    Duration: 05:11

  • Syria 1

    We speak to an activist in the city of Homs as the UN sends its humanitarian chief to Syria to try and reinforce calls for a ceasefire.

    Duration: 02:39

  • Syria 2

    A special 'Inside Syria' report from our correspondent Ian Pannell, who has spent time with opposition forces in the north of the country.

    Duration: 05:20

  • Syria 3

    We ask Paulo Pinheiro, chairman of the UN commission of inquiry into Syria, what it has discovered there.

    Duration: 02:36

  • Somalia 2

    Analysis of the Somalia situation from Andrew Harding in Mogadishu and Yusuf Garad Omar, head of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Somali service here in the studio.

    Duration: 05:05

  • Bill Gates

    The founder of Microsoft speaks to us from Rome where he has been telling UN food agencies to get digital.

    Duration: 04:03

  • Burma business

    With political reforms underway in Burma, Rachel Harvey reports on hopes that the changes will bring more foreign business into the country.

    Duration: 04:59

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