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  • Kurdish rebels attack Turkish soldiers

    Turkish troops are reported to have pursued Kurdish rebels into northern Iraq, following overnight attacks which killed at least 26 Turkish soldiers. The 大象传媒's Jonathan Head looks at what happened.

    Duration: 03:25

  • Turkey's pursuit of Kurdish rebels in Iraq

    Selcuk Unal, a spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, discusses the Turkish military's use of airstrikes against Kurdish rebel bases inside Iraq.

    Duration: 06:40

  • Palestinian prisoners arrive in Turkey

    Alon Liel, a former Israeli charge d'affaires in Turkey, gives his views on why Turkey took in some of the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel.

    Duration: 10:30

  • Greek demonstrations turn violent

    The 大象传媒's Chris Morris reports from Athens, where Greek police have fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters, after violence erupted at a huge demonstration against proposed austerity measures.

    Duration: 12:57

  • US Republican presidential candidates clash in TV debate

    Alastair Leithead reports from Las Vegas, where there have been heated exchanges in the latest Republican party debate, held to choose a candidate for next year's US presidential elections.

    Duration: 18:38

  • Malaria vaccine hope

    A malaria vaccine has shown promising results in a clinical trial in Africa. Peter Smith, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses the results.

    Duration: 22:57

  • UK travellers evicted from site

    There have been violent scenes in the English county of Essex, where police have moved in to clear the UK's largest illegal travellers' site, which has been the focus of a decade-long legal battle.

    Duration: 30:36

  • Bahrain human rights abuses

    The 大象传媒's Frank Gardner reports on the allegations of human rights abuses in Bahrain. He gained access to police detention cells, a police patrol, and doctors with harrowing stories to tell.

    Duration: 35:03

  • French hostage dies in Somalia

    French officials say that a disabled woman who was kidnapped from a Kenyan island and taken to Somalia has died. The 大象传媒's Will Ross says it is unclear who is behind the recent spate of kidnappings.

    Duration: 38:08

  • Menagerie mayhem

    Police in the US state of Ohio have shot dead several exotic animals after they escaped from a private zoo near the town of Zanesville. Newshour hears from Tino Ramos, a local television reporter.

    Duration: 42:58

  • Ivory Coast's political divide

    Robyn Bresnahan has travelled to Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan to find out how two families on either side of the political divide are coping after this year's post-election violence.

    Duration: 49:14

  • Britain's industrial heritage at risk

    Nick Molyneux, an expert on Britain's industrial past with English Heritage, tells Newshour that many of the sites connected with the UK's industrial revolution are in danger of being lost.

    Duration: 52:42

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  • Wed 19 Oct 2011 13:05GMT
    大象传媒 World Service Online

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