28/10/2011
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi contacts the ICC
The International Criminal Court of Justice in The Hague says it has had indirect contact with Colonel Gaddafi's fugitive son, Saif al-Islam. The 大象传媒s Anna Holligan and Jeremy Bowen report.
Duration: 04:23
Significance of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's contact with ICC
Oliver Miles, the former UK ambassador to Libya, looks at the significance of Saif al-Islam's contact with the ICC and what this will mean to Libyans.
Duration: 08:35
Kings and Queens
Royal historian Dr Kate Williams discusses the Commonwealth's decision to scrap centuries-old gender and religious discrimination in the British monarchy.
Duration: 13:00
Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre reopens
Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre finally raises its curtain today after an 800 million dollar restoration that took six years. The 大象传媒's Daniel Sandford has been to the theatre to have a look around.
Duration: 18:25
Indian Grand Prix
Murad Ali Baig, editor of India's Auto magazine, has been watching drivers practicing at the Buddh International Circuit today, where India's first ever Grand Prix will be held on Sunday.
Duration: 21:31
United States joins fight against Al Shabab
The United States has now openly joined the fight against Al Shabab Islamist militants in Somalia. Newshour speaks to Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimu, a reporter for 大象传媒's Somali Service in Mogadishu.
Duration: 30:17
Kenyan war in Somalia
From Nairobi the 大象传媒's East Africa Correspondent, Will Ross, reports on what some see as Kenya's risky military incursion into Somalia.
Duration: 34:34
Somali government's reaction to intervention
Abdirashid A. Sed, special emissary of the President of Somalia's Transitional Government, gives his reaction to the US involvement in the fight against Al Shabab and the Kenyan incursions.
Duration: 37:38
Analysis of intervention in Somalia
Roger Middleton, from the London-based think tank, Chatham House, looks at the history of the United States' intervention in Somalia.
Duration: 39:56
Tunisian elections
Kamal Ben Younes, a Tunisian newspaper editor, explains why so many people in the town of Sidi Bouzid are angry with the results of last Sunday's elections in Tunisia.
Duration: 42:59
Executive pay
John Purcell, of headhunters Purcell & Co, and Deborah Hargreaves, of the High Pay Commission, discuss the news that directors of the UK's top 100 businesses have seen their pay rise this year by 49%.
Duration: 49:52
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: more reactions
Omar Turbi, an advisor to the Libyan National Transitional Council, and Richard Dicker, of Human Rights Watch, give their reaction to the news of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's contact with the ICC.
Duration: 52:42
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