16/04/2011 (1200 GMT)
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Nigerian elections
The presidential election in Nigeria is under way - the biggest such poll in Africa. Komla Dumor reports from a polling station in Kano in the north of the country.
Duration: 07:00
Afghanistan suicide bomb
In Afghanistan, at least five foreign soldiers and four Afghan troops have been killed in a suicide bomb attack near the eastern city of Jalalabad. Bilal Sarwary is in Kabul.
Duration: 03:00
India yoga guru turns to politics
Baba Ramdev claims that one billion people watch his yoga classes or buy his herbal medicines. He is now planning to form a political party to fight corrupt politicians in India. Can he succeed?
Duration: 05:10
Branson's lemur plans raises alarm
The business magnate Sir Richard Branson speaks to Newshour about why he wants to import lemurs from their native Madagascar to one of the islands he owns in the Caribbean.
Duration: 04:00
Treating Libya's casualties
In the Libyan city of Misrata, doctors say they're struggling to cope with the number of casualties from the bombardment by forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. Orla Guerin reports.
Duration: 05:00
Libya Cluster Bombs
Human Rights Watch tell Newshour why they believe Colonel Gaddaffi's forces are using cluster bombs, the government denies the accusation.
Duration: 02:20
The record store fight-back
In the age of digital downloads, independent record shops are fighting back with Record Store Day - but do record stores have a place in the digital era?
Duration: 06:00
The art of accents
With acclaimed British play War Horse crossing the Atlantic to Broadway in New York and soon to become a Hollywood film, a voice coach shares the secrets of how actors get to grips with accents.
Duration: 06:10
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