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From Monday to Friday, the Newsline team do more than just keep you up to date with the news. You'll hear the background to each story as it unfolds, with sharp interviews and probing reports from the field.
Radio Show: Disbelief at US general's anti-gay remarks
On Newsline (19 March 2010): A retired US general upsets the Dutch with anti-gay comments. Pakistan is blamed for wrecking a possible truce with the Taliban. And rapists are preying on women and girls left homeless after Hai...
Radio Show: EU in Gaza to discuss Middle East peace
Newsline - 18 March 2010: Can the EU's foreign policy chief broker peace in the Middle East? A row erupts in Brussels over a decision to invite Congolese troops to a national day parade. Drilling begins on Amsterdam's ne...
Radio Show: Can Zuma solve Zimbabwe's political crisis?
Newsline - 17 March 2010: South Africa attempts to mend the rifts in Zimbabwe's fractured unity government. Ordinary South Africans prepare for the football World Cup. Amnesty International says European countries export...
Radio Show: Sri Lankan opposition leader faces trial
Newsline - 16 March 2010: Opposition leader and ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka goes on trial in Sri Lanka. The Ahlu Sunna group pledges support for the Somali government in Mogadishu. A man is competing to become a Tour Mi...
Radio Show: Protestors fail to oust 'unpopular' Thai prime minister
Newsline - 15 March 2010: Anti-government protestors in Thailand fail to oust the Prime Minister. Iraqi polls put Nuri al-Maliki in the lead. Four right-wing Freedom Party MEPs explain how they aim to undermine the Europ...
Radio Show: Change at the top for the Dutch Labour party
Newsline - 12 March 2010: Shock at Labour leader Wouter Bos' resignation. A coffeeshop owner tries to get dope smokers to vote. Hear more about the fallout from RNW's expose of abuse in the Catholic church. ...
Radio Show: Myanmar aims new election law at Suu Kyi
Newsline 11 March 2010: Myanmar changes its election law to target Aung San Suu Kyi, a UN organization alleges that World Food Programme aid to Somalia is being diverted, and was there funny business at the polls in the...
Radio Show: No seal of approval for controversial Canadian lunch
Newsline - 10 March 2010: Indonesia kills a top terrorist behind the 2002 Bali bombings. The EU condemns Canada's decision to serve seal for lunch. Honour killings in Turkey highlight the plight of women.
Radio Show: Myanmar Muslims persecuted in Bangladesh
Newsline - 9 March, 2010: A US air organisation sounds the alarm over persecuted Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh. Extreme right-wing groups have become more popular since Barack Obama took office. RNW's Eric Beauchemin re...
Radio Show: Incumbent PM Maliki leads Iraqi vote
Newsline 8 March 2010: International observers are positive about Iraq's election outcome. Human Rights Watch says it's time to catch those responsible for more sectarian killings in Nigeria, and Dutch pro-choice activis...
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