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  1. In conversation with a panel of guests, Stephanie Flanders asks where will the euro be in five years' time? bbc.in/qwm4oS about 15 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. In Syria anti-government protests are mostly men-only events, but it's dangerous, and women and children remain confined to their homes... about 16 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. Is Libya now a safer bet for foreign investors? bbc.in/qmCatE about 17 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. On our news podcast: UN calls for an investigation into the death of Muammar Gaddafi: bbc.in/9rnvjk about 18 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. On Science in Action: Find out the #science behind the film #Contagion bbc.in/nrhc27 about 18 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. Details of how former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi may have been killed have begun to emerge bbc.in/pu3FUi 1:47 PM Oct 20th via HootSuite
  7. On our news podcast: The death of Muammar Gaddafi: bbc.in/9rnvjk 10:57 AM Oct 20th via HootSuite
  8. Colonel Gaddafi's death is confirmed. Find the latest updates on the BBC's Live text page - or listen to World Service bbc.in/rqBDxX 8:03 AM Oct 20th via web
  9. Comments from listeners: Kian Heydari: "The end of Gaddafi signals the countdown for the end of other dictators" Listen bbc.in/nQ8BcX 7:42 AM Oct 20th via web
  10. Comments from listeners on #gaddafi - Zacks Yohana, Edo, Nigeria: "Good news for Libyans" Listen to BBC World Service bbc.in/nQ8BcX 6:36 AM Oct 20th via HootSuite
  11. Comments from listeners on #gaddafi - Didier Batumike: "If it's true, the hour is sad for Gaddafi" Listen Live bbc.in/nQ8BcX 6:06 AM Oct 20th via HootSuite
  12. Libya: National Transitional Council expected to address Libyans soon on #gaddafi Listen Live to BBC World Service bbc.in/nQ8BcX 5:36 AM Oct 20th via HootSuite
  13. Listen Live to BBC World Service for updates on the reported capture of Col Muammar Gaddafi bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ 4:48 AM Oct 20th via HootSuite
  14. Desperate and angry: Greek businessman Apostolos Polyzonis tells BBC World Service why he set himself on fire bbc.in/rbU4yk 10:27 AM Oct 19th via web
  15. On our news podcast: PKK rebels kill 24 Turkish soldiers / Greece protests: bbc.in/9rnvjk 9:29 AM Oct 19th via HootSuite
  16. Kieran Cooke recalls his first meeting with former IRA member and Irish presidential hopeful Martin McGuinness bbc.in/oU147u @BBCFooC 7:40 AM Oct 19th via HootSuite
  17. How traditional scams work in the #internet age. Jeremy Wagstaff would know. He became the target for one bbc.in/qFuNYM 7:30 AM Oct 19th via HootSuite
  18. On @BBCClick: Why is it increasingly hard to foil online censors? bbc.in/pbFHRZ #censorship #firewall #china #iran 5:54 AM Oct 19th via HootSuite
  19. "The crisis... is so deeply rooted in her heart." How Ivory Coast politics is ruining a marriage. Listen to Assignment bbc.in/qc8AkW 3:13 AM Oct 19th via HootSuite