17/02/2011 (1400 GMT)
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Bahrain
Police use batons and teargas to break up anti-government protests. Newshour speaks to a journalist beaten during the violence.
Duration: 13:00
Zu Guttenberg
Germany's defence minister accused of alledgedly plagiarising his PHD dissertation- Newshour speaks to the professor who discovered it.
Duration: 16:03
Handbags
"How can you be unhappy if you pick up a big pink bag?" The new unifying force according to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Duration: 22:56
Libya
Spreading unrest as anti-government protestors call for a "day of rage"
Duration: 31:27
Middle East unrest
Author Peter Bergen gives us some insight into what al-Qaeda might make of recent events in the Arab world.
Duration: 37:45
Italy
Are Silvio Berlusconi's legal troubles splitting Italy in two? The 大象传媒's Robin Lustig reports from the south of Italy.
Duration: 42:50
Regional politics
Reports say ministers from the Gulf Arab states are due to meet to discuss events in the Kingdom. Newshour speaks to a former UK ambassador to Bahrain and UAE.
Duration: 48:59
Handbags
"How can you be unhappy if you pick up a big pink bag?" The new unifying force according to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Duration: 52:56
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- Thu 17 Feb 2011 14:05GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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US teacher Marc Fogel released from prison in Russia
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