Erstellt am: 30. 10. 2015 - 15:15 Uhr

Syria talks "absurd" without Syria's presence

Reality Check: Syria talks, Portuguese government crisis, Turkey elections, North Korea forced labour, unemployment in Austria

Iran will be at the table for the first time as the talks on finding a solution to end Syria's civil war resume in Vienna.

However, with no representation of either the Syrian government, or any of the opposition movements, it's hard to imagine how any substantial progress can be made.

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Iran's inclusion in the talks might be a breakthrough, but there is still a very long way to go.

Middle East analyst, Michael Lüders, explains the significance of Iran's presence, and how it might affect the outcome.

Portuguese government crisis

Portugal's minority government is due to be sworn in today, but with little chance of survival. Guy Hedgecoe reports on what this instability might mean for Portugal and the EU.

Turkey elections

As Turkey heads into its second parliamentary elections inside five months, Cengiz Gunay looks at the possible outcomes and what they would mean.

North Korea's forced labourers

Koreas expert, Aidan Foster-Carter, discusses UN reports that North Korea is sending thousands of its people into forced labour abroad.

Unemployment in Austria

Unemployment is expected to reach the highest level since 1946 this year. Dietmar Köhler the Initiative for the Unemployed explains what is causing this spike in the jobless figures.

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