30/06/2011 (1300 GMT)
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UK strikes
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in the UK go on strike over proposed changes to their pensions.
Duration: 10:06
Hariri indictment
A United Nations tribunal investigating the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005 has delivered a sealed indictment to Lebanon's prosecutor-general.
Duration: 12:57
Hariri indictment 2
Newshour speaks to Michel Pharaon, the former minister for parliamentary affairs for the party of Saad Hariri, Rafik's son.
Duration: 18:40
Sexual harassment
Christian Fraser reports from France where the high-profile trial of Dominic Strauss Kahn has lifted the lid on a darker side to French society - the inequality, the harassment and the sexual abuse.
Duration: 22:57
French hostages
Two French journalists who were kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan are now back home. Lionel de Coninck is the editor of “Pieces a Convictions”, the programme the two journalists worked for.
Duration: 33:15
Mother-in-law email
A prospective mother-in-law's e-mail chiding the bride-to-be for her lack of social graces has gone viral on the internet. Newshour hears from Liz Brewer, an etiquette expert.
Duration: 39:04
Tennis grunting
If you’re distracted by the noise of grunting tennis players at Wimbledon and wish you could just fade up the commentary, the BBC has come up with a solution.
Duration: 42:57
Kabila murder
Who killed Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ten years ago? Arnaud Zaitman has been looking into the case and has made a film on the subject.
Duration: 48:05
Thailand election
Rachel Harvey reports from Thailand, which is holding elections this Sunday.
Duration: 52:56
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