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The closing scenes, or a new act in the Greek drama?

Reality Check: Greece's new government, Liberia elections, Carlos the Jackal on trial, Nicaragua elections, Satyan Mishra

After all the rhetoric and threats of a referendum, the tempers and tantrums, shocks and surprises surrounding Greece and the Eurocrisis last week, most analysts were expecting George Papandreou to lose the confidence vote on Friday night. But he didn't. Somehow he scraped through - but the net result is pretty much the same as if he'd lost.

Papandreou is to stand down today, and an interim unity government, charmingly called a "Salvation Government" will be appointed. Whether it can manage salvation for Greece's economy remains to be seen.

Our Athens correspondent, Helena Smith, told Steve Crilley what the new coalition line up might look like.

Nobel prize a help or hinderance for Johnson-Sirleaf?

Liberians go to the polls tomorrow in the run-off in the presidential election, with the incumbant, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf almost certain to win. In fact, she might win unopposed, as the other contender, the 70 year old Winston Tubman, says he will not stand because he doesn't believe the elections will be fair and is calling for a boycott of the poll. This poses the problem that if he does, indeed, pull out the vote will lack the credibility the country so desperately needs.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, however, is likely to win anyway. She does face criticisms of her at home, where her Nobel Prize didn't necessarily win her any friends. Many Liberians felt she should be paying more attention to domestic affairs and spending less time currying favour with the West. However, most Liberians feel that, despite her faults, she still offers the country the best prospects for the future. Her international experience, including a spell at the World Bank, gives her credibility in the international community that is invaluable as the country struggles to get back on its feet.

Analyst, Joe Ford, from Oxford Analytica, told Gennie Johnson why Tumban is threatening to pull out of tomorrow's vote.

Carlos the Jackal goes on trial in Paris

The notorious revolutionary and terrorist Carlos the Jackal goes on trial today charged with two bombings in 1982 and 1983 in France. He is already serving a life sentence for a series of attacks from the 1960s up to the 1980s.

Carlos, who is from Venezuela and whose real name is Illich Ramirez Sanches, is one of the most enigmaic figures in international crime. Steve Crilley asked David Yallop, the author of "To the Ends of the Earth - the Hunt for the Jackal" why Carlos became such a legend, when he almost certainly did not commit all the crimes attributed to him.

Nicaragua elections

Daniel Ortega looks set to retain power in Nicaragua after a controversial move to allow him to stand for consecutive terms. Ortega has a way of reinventing himself to meet the mood of the time, so Chris Cummins has been out on the streets of Managua to find out how the people are feeling about another term of Ortega.

Social Entreprenuer Satyan Mishra

Satyan Mishra and his company The Drishtee Foundation
are dedicated to bringing information technolgies from India's cities to the rural communities. He talks to Riem Higazi about the organisation and their mission.

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