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02/03/2012 1400 GMT

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

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55 minutes

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Fri 2 Mar 2012 14:05GMT

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  • Homs eyewitness

    As the Syrian army stops its bombardment of Homs and the International Red Cross arrives, we speak to Spanish journalist Javier Espinosa, who has been smuggled across the border into Lebanon.

    Duration: 07:00

  • Libya's trade

    Gabriel Gatehouse reports on the militia groups who control Libya's trade.

    Duration: 04:59

  • Aid reaches Syrian city

    We speak to Carla Haddad Mardini, the ICRC's chief spokesperson in Geneva, about the progress of the relief convoy to Homs.

    Duration: 03:50

  • Maths skills

    Why are the British so bad at maths and not ashamed to admit it? New research bears this out so we talk to a maths teacher who also uses maths in his stand up comedy show.

    Duration: 05:02

  • Iran elections

    Iranians are voting for a new parliament. As reformists boycott the election, a student in Teheran tells us he believes in the system.

    Duration: 04:24

  • Iran analysis

    Kasra Naji of the 成人论坛's Persian Service considers what's at stake in this poll.

    Duration: 03:30

  • Sudan refugees

    Our Africa editor Martin Plaut reports from south Sudan where many people have sought refuge from the fighting between rebels and Sudanese government forces.

    Duration: 07:06

  • Serbia and the EU

    We ask a Serbian journalist why the country is so keen to join the European Union after the NATO bombing campaign to drive Serbian forces out of Kosovo thirteen years ago.

    Duration: 04:23

  • Britain's Eurovision entry

    And why the UK pins its hopes on winning the Eurovision song contest on seventy-five year old Englebert Humperdinck.

    Duration: 04:15

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  • Fri 2 Mar 2012 14:05GMT

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