06/05/2011 (1300 GMT)
Syrian crackdown continues; Bin Laden protests; and the sign language of chimps
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Syria protests
An anti-government protestor in the coastal city of Banias discusses his defiance of government calls to halt protests.
Duration: 03:44
Syria protests
With foreign journalists officially banned in the country, hear from a reliable source we have in Damascus.
Duration: 03:30
Syrian military
Oxford University's Dr Alan George assesses the strength of the Syrian military.
Duration: 03:01
Japan quake
Roland Buerk on the north east coast of Japan looks at the long term psychological impact of the recent disaster.
Duration: 04:40
Libya funds
Acting foreign minister for the Libyan Transitional National Council, Ali Al Essawi discusses plans to channel frozen funds to his rebel cause.
Duration: 03:30
Al Qaeda bin Laden
Security correspondent Gordon Correra looks at the significance of Al Qaeda confirming their leader's death.
Duration: 03:25
Bin Laden protests
Lyse Doucet at Islamabad's Red Mosque reports on some Pakistanis protesting against the killing of Bin Laden on Pakistani soil.
Duration: 05:58
Africa's new middle class
The chief economist of the African Development Bank Mthuli Ncube discusses the new class structure uncovered in the bank's study.
Duration: 04:00
Chimps
The United Nations Envoy for Great Apes Ian Redmond on research that has found that wild chimpanzees use at least sixty six different, distinct hand gestures.
Duration: 02:39
Syriana
The band discuss their politically poignant album The Road to Damascus.
Duration: 07:03
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