15/12/2011 (1400)
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US army ends its war in Iraq
The American army has officially ended its war in Iraq with the furling and covering of its military flag at a ceremony in Baghdad.
Duration: 02:26
Future US presence in Iraq
大象传媒 correspondent Hugh Sykes in Baghdad looks at whether the US will still have a substantial presence in Iraq for years to come.
Duration: 07:32
Legacy of the War in Iraq
What do ordinary Iraqis think about the state of their country after nearly nine years of military campaign? Dr Salam Obeidi, an Iraqi doctor, looks at the legacies for Iraq from a health perspective.
Duration: 09:26
Is Iraq ready for the withdrawal of American troops?
Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Britain's ambassador to the UN at the time of the invasion in 2003, discusses whether Iraq is ready for the US troops鈥� withdrawal.
Duration: 12:58
Chinese village revolts over land rights
The stand-off between villagers and the authorities in southern China's Guangdong province is continuing. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Martin Patience reports from the village at the centre of the unrest.
Duration: 19:05
Shakespeare and Co.鈥檚 founder dies
The founder of the legendary Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris鈥檚 Latin Quarter has died. Journalist Janine di Giovanni remembers the life of George Whitman.
Duration: 22:58
Vladimir Putin defends recent election results
In his annual TV phone-in, the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, says the result of recent parliamentary polls undoubtedly reflected the will of the people. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Steve Rosenberg reports.
Duration: 29:56
Vladimir Putin 鈥� US view
How has power changed Mr Putin? Fiona Hill is director of the Center on the US and Europe at the Brookings Institution in Washington and she has met Vladimir Putin recently in Moscow.
Duration: 34:18
Chirac trial
Former French President Jacques Chirac has been found guilty of misusing public money when he was Mayor of Paris. John Lichfield of the Independent newspaper looks at what Mr Chirac did wrong.
Duration: 38:38
Apartheid-era prison gallows to become museum
The gallows at South Africa鈥檚 Pretoria prison, where more than 130 political prisoners were hanged, are being turned into a museum. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Karen Allen has been given exclusive access to the prison.
Duration: 42:58
Indian athletes called on to boycott Olympics
Indian athletes have been asked to boycott the London Olympics because one of the Games鈥� sponsors is accused of having links to the Bhopal disaster. Newshour speaks to activist Satinath Sarangi.
Duration: 47:27
Iraq veterans
Hundreds of thousands of Americans served in the War in Iraq. Jonny Dymond reports from Texas, a state with long and strong military tradition.
Duration: 52:06
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