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26/10/2011(1300 GMT)

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  • Pakistan and the Taliban

    David Loyn reports on the claims that, while acting as Washington's ally in public, Pakistan has been secretly backing the Taliban.

    Duration: 05:51

  • Pakistan鈥檚 response to the 大象传媒鈥檚 allegations

    Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's High Commissioner in London, responds to the allegations made in the 大象传媒 investigation into the links between Pakistan and the Taliban.

    Duration: 09:58

  • Eurozone debt crisis

    European leaders are meeting in Brussels later today to discuss the Eurozone debt crisis. The 大象传媒鈥檚 economics correspondent Andrew Walker considers whether a consensus can be reached.

    Duration: 12:56

  • Unequal consumption

    Can the Earth鈥檚 resources stretch to accommodate its soaring population? The 大象传媒's Jane O'Brien meets a Mexican woman whose level of consumption jumped when she moved to the United States.

    Duration: 18:50

  • Seven billion and counting鈥�

    Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the UN Population Fund, discusses the significance of the latest milestone in the world鈥檚 population growth.

    Duration: 22:32

  • Who will be the next President of Ireland?

    With former IRA commander, Martin McGuiness, in the running to become Ireland's next President, the 大象传媒's Dan Damon speaks to a relative of a victim of the paramilitary group.

    Duration: 36:40

  • Chinese government curbs reality TV

    Professor Michel Hockx, of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, discusses whether the Chinese Communist party鈥檚 decision to regulate TV talent shows is a type of censorship.

    Duration: 42:58

  • Interview with a British mercenary

    British mercenary Simon Mann tells Newshour why he tried to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea and why he suspects he was betrayed by the CIA.

    Duration: 49:41

  • Dreamliner鈥檚 first flight

    Boeing's latest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, has made its first commercial flight, from Tokyo to Hong Kong. Newshour hears from one of the passengers on the inaugural flight.

    Duration: 52:57

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  • Wed 26 Oct 2011 13:05GMT
    大象传媒 World Service Online

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