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’s response to the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s allegations
Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's High Commissioner in London, responds to the allegations made in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s economics correspondent Andrew Walker considers whether a consensus can be reached.
Duration: 12:56
Unequal consumption
Can the Earth’s resources stretch to accommodate its soaring population? The ´óÏó´«Ã½'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…
Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the UN Population Fund, discusses the significance of the latest milestone in the world’s 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½'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’s 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’s 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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