BBC World Service - Newshour

Britain's Secret Courts

UK plans increased use of secret courts; Sudan accuse Israel of arms factory bombing

Hopes for Syrian Eid ceasefire; how to distribute lifesaving drugs; 7 year old composer

BBC head questioned; Italy disaster chief quits; and a hero's welcome that fell flat

BBC DG testifies in Parliament; why is Qatar helping Gaza? Do women need boardroom quotas?

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

China leftists support Bo Xilai; Armstrong stripped of titles; is US destined to decline?

Clashes in Lebanon after funeral, US Senator George McGovern dies, and surfing in Iran.

Beirut mourns intelligence chief; politics and the yakuza; cancer survivor backs Armstrong

Lebanon car bomb protests; Gaddafi's fall a year on; and souvenirs from The Waldorf

Beirut bomb tensions; Palestinians at the polls; do US food stamps foster dependency?