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Summary: News and analysis from FT reporters around the world FT News is produced by Fiona Symon. You can find more news from the Financial Times on our website and listen to more episodes of FT News on iTunes, Stitcher, Audioboom or Soundcloud.

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 Call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rengan Rajaratnam on March 25, 2008 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:01:04

CONTAINS EXPLETIVES: Mr Rajaratnam’s brother, Rengan, called Mr Rajaratnam to alert him to a Wall Street Journal news article that discussed the potential combination of Clearwire and an investment from Intel, among other companies.

 UK Budget 2011 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:40

"A budget for making things, not making things up." So began UK Chancellor George Osborne, as he set out his stall for encouraging growth and stabilising the country's economy. So, how did he fare? The FT's Sarah Neville put this question to Chris Cook, the FT's education correspondent, Martin Sandbu, the FT's economic leader writer and Matthew Vincent, editor of FT Money. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rajiv Goel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:01:32

Call between Mr Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group, and Rajiv Goel, a former Intel employee, on July 30 2008. The call followed a meeting of PeopleSupport’s board discussing the terms of the offer.

 Protests in Bahrain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:50

Police have cracked down on the heart of Bahrain's pro-democracy movement, launching tear gas against protesters rallying at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, the capital. Fiona Symon speaks to Robin Wigglesworth, about the political implications for Bahrain and the wider region.

 Call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rajat Gupta | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:58

Rajat Gupta, a Goldman Sachs director, told Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of hedge fund Galleon Group, that the investment bank had discussed buying a commercial bank in July 2008, according to a recording of the audio of this phone call

 Call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rajiv Goel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:00

The audio of a phone call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rajiv Goel used as evidence in the insider trading case against Rajaratnam

 Call between Raj Rajaratnam and Anil Kumar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:47

The audio of a phone call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rajiv Goel used as evidence in the insider trading case against Rajaratnam

 Call between Raj Rajaratnam and Adam Smith | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:29

The audio of a phone call between Raj Rajaratnam and Rajiv Goel used as evidence in the insider trading case against Rajaratnam

 Japan earthquake | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:01:23

The FT’s Mure Dickie gives an eye witness account from Tokyo on the biggest earthquake ever to hit Japan.

 Students demonstrate in Yemen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:25

Students in Yemen, inspired by events in Egypt and Tunisia, have launched a campaign of mass demonstrations to persuade President Ali Abduallah Saleh - to step down. Fiona Symon asks FT correspondent Abigail Fielding-Smith, who is in the Yemeni capital Sana, what has been achieved so far.

 Protests grip Egypt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:15

The FT’s Middle East correspondent Michael Peel reports on Friday’s events from the streets of Cairo after a day of pitched battles in Egypt. Interview by John Aglionby, produced by Emily Cadman

 The sounds of the financial crisis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:01

Think of the financial crisis. What does it sound like? That was the question the FT put to Julian Anderson, professor of composition at the Guildhall School and one of Britain's most celebrated composers. Hear him identify five key moments, written out as scores and played on the piano. Presented by Frederick

 Berlusconi survives no-confidence votes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:33

John Aglionby talks to Guy Dinmore, the FT’s Rome correspondent, about Silvio Berlusconi’s extraordinary political escape in surviving two no confidence votes. We look at what options are now open for Mr Berlusconi, and what the failure of the revolt means for Italian politics. Produced by Emily Cadman

 Interview: Joe Lombardo, president Gulfstream Aerospace | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:38

Rohit Jaggi, Aviation Columnist, interviews Joe Lombardo, president and chief executive of US business aircraft maker Gulfstream Aerospace, about the G450.

 West African elections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:39

Two West African countries, Ivory Coast and Guinea have recently held presidential elections regarded as their first democratic vote since independence. Peaceful change could herald a new era of prosperity for the people of both countries, which are leading commodity exporters. Fiona Symon asks the FT's West Africa correspondent Tom Burgis what could happen if the results of the polls are disputed.

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