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23/05/2010
Iran offers a prisoner swap for three US hikers and Ethiopia goes to the polls
Ethiopia votes, royal scandal in Britain, and the UN is targeted in Gaza.
24/05/2010
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Korean peninsular tensions; protest and gangs in Jamaica; and the ethics of TV torture
25/05/2010
In Jamaica the hunt continues for a suspected drug gang leader and the death toll rises.
26/05/2010
Inside the Chinese factory hit by a spate of suicides and why termites are stars in Africa
27/05/2010
Norway to fund Indonesia's major deforestation deal and 'Dunkirk delusion'.
The politics of the oil spill; Fatima Bhutto on Pakistan; and humble heroes immortalised.
28/05/2010
Indian Maoist rebels attack train, killing many; and the ballet dancer and the coup.
A fisherman in Louisiana; an Ahmedi in mourning; and the French President's interpreter
29/05/2010
The president of Malawi pardons two men given lengthy prison terms for homosexuality.
A flotilla of boats is getting ready to break Gaza's blockade, we talk to the organisers
30/05/2010
We examine what the long term effect of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill might be.
31/05/2010
Heavy casualties as Israeli commandos storm flotilla heading to Gaza. Who is to blame?
01/06/2010
International criticism of Israel over the Gaza flotilla attack. The shame in public life.
UN calls for investigation into Israeli raid on aid ships and a rare peek into North Korea
02/06/2010
Is Israel serious about supplies getting into Gaza and do sex and football mix?
US State Department on the Gaza flotilla. Gunman on the rampage in northern England.
03/06/2010
BP makes progress in efforts to stop oil leak, Liverpool FC waves goodbye to Rafa Benitez
Gaza blockade, Cumbrian shooting and Mars isolation study begins.
04/06/2010
Will the leak reduce US dependence on oil & why a book on Sonia Gandhi is controversial?
Calls for BP not to pay dividends, Afghan jirga ends and ash radar for planes.
Newshour: Gaza special
The conflicting accounts of what happened when Israel intercepted the Gaza aid convoy.
05/06/2010
06/06/2010
Israel's flotilla investigation. The Nigerian children dying of lead poisoning.
South Africa's president says history will be made with the opening of the World Cup.
07/06/2010
Bhopal verdict - too little, too late? Financial woe for Man. United, and the Cuban Dylan.