The World This Week - August 5th, 2011 (part 2)

Market mayhem: $2.5 trillion have been lost as global stocks plunged over the last week, the worst sell-off in two years. Laura Baines and her panel also talk about the famine in Somalia, which has reached the south of the country; and Syria where the crackdown continues with Hama under siege.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Samir AITA, Chief Editor, Le Monde diplomatique (Arabic edition)
Billy OKADAMERI, Africa specialist, Radio France International
Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET, Correspondent, Sunday Telegraph
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François PICARD

Presenter

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