Newsline 6 May 2010: US Vice President Joe Biden travels to Brussels to try and get a data-sharing deal with the EU back on track, Nigeria's Vice President Goodluck Jonathan takes the top job following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua, and Human Rights Watch says thousands of US children prop up the country's agriculture business.
Listen to today's programme:
Biden pushes for anti-terror data sharing
US Vice President Joe Biden has travelled to Brussels in an attempt to get the EU to work with the US on data-sharing measures designed to prevent terrorism. Washington was originally given access to European information on bank transactions but the agreement was scrapped earlier this year. Can Mr Biden get Brussels back on board?
Vanessa Mock reports.
Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigerian President
The death of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has led to the promotion of his deputy - Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in for the top job on Wednesday.
Tom Cargill of Chatham House explains the legacy left by Mr Yar'Adua.
US 'double standards' on child farm labour
The US is the world's biggest donor for anti-child labour project but a new report by Human Rights Watch shows it doesn't practise what it preaches on home turf.
Listen to an interview with HRW's Zama Coursen-Neff.




















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