BBC World Service - Newshour

08/05/2012 (1300 GMT)

A new government for Israel; upgrade of the 'underpants' bomb discovered; Japanese tattoos

Coverage of the second round of the French Presidential Elections

Coverage of the second round of the French Presidential Elections

Coverage of the second round of the French Presidential Elections

Samaras fails to form Greek government; Seoul's development plans; Empire or Excellence?

Greek / French election fallout; Mars blackout trial; measuring dinosaur flatulence

Crucial French and Greek elections; Mali Islamist attack; and the world's oldest graduate

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed refuses to speak; France prepares to vote; is body hair offensive?

Japan nuclear concern; 9/11 trial; and the dilemma of female body hair

Special edition of Newhour from Houston looking at America's push for energy independence