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Vietnam court jails activist lawyer for 30 months

A Vietnamese court sentences a prominent activist lawyer to 30 months in jail on tax evasion charges as hundreds of his supporters stage a protest in the capital against the one-party communist state's crackdown on dissent

Oct 2, 2013

DC area police and US Army test emergency readiness

The US military and local police forces ran exercises to test coordination capability between federal and local agencies, in case of a disaster impacting the Washington, DC area. Duration:01:37

Oct 2, 2013

Rio police use tear gas to disperse teacher protest

Police in Rio de Janeiro use tear gas to disperse around 100 protesting teachers who tried to disrupt the city council vote on a wage increase. Duration:01:22

Oct 2, 2013

Berlusconi: Italy's Midas loses his touch

Abandoned by top aides and choked by legal woes, Silvio Berlusconi's defeat in a showdown with Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Wednesday was seen by analysts as a sign of his terminal decline. After two decades in politics, the bombastic tycoon who once compared himself to Jesus Christ cut an increasingly lonely figure as one by one his lieutenants broke ranks to support the government.

Oct 2, 2013

Olympics: Sochi security 'less strict' than London

Russian security officials briefed reporters on measures to ensure the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are safe from the violence wrecking the volatile North Caucasus region

Oct 2, 2013

Golden Dawn leader to appear before magistrates

Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos is set to go before Greek magistrates Wednesday to face criminal charges as part of a crackdown on the neo-Nazi group following the murder of an anti-fascist musician. Duration: 00:30

Oct 2, 2013

UK cyclist's near miss at train crossing

Footage released by the British Transport Police shows a cyclist come within a whisker of being struck by a train after passing the security barrier at a crossing in Waterbeach, in the English county of Cambridgeshire.

Oct 2, 2013

Intl court resumes trial of Kenya deputy PM Ruto

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday against a Kenyan accused of trying to bribe witnesses to drop their testimony in the crimes against humanity trial of Deputy President William Ruto.

Oct 2, 2013

War crimes court orders arrest of Kenyan over 'bribes'

The International Criminal Court said Wednesday it had issued a warrant for the arrest of a Kenyan for allegedly trying to bribe witnesses to drop their testimony in the crimes against humanity trial of Deputy President William Ruto. Duration: 00:40

Oct 2, 2013

Brazil's tribes demand respect of land rights

Brazil's native tribes protest in Brasilia to demand respect of their land rights. Duration: 00:35

Oct 2, 2013

Final design of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia revealed

The Sagrada Familia church was meant to be Barcelona's crowning monument from famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, but construction on the Neo-Gothic building has taken longer than expected, 131 years so far. Duration: 01:04

Oct 2, 2013

E-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards

The Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation. Duration: 01:15

Oct 2, 2013

Mandela exhibition arrives in London. Duration: 01:10

A new exhibition called "We love Mandela" opens its doors in London, showcasing the work of 21 artists who have been touched by the life of Madiba. Duration: 01:10

Oct 2, 2013

Berlusconi drops bid to topple Italy government

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi abandons his bid to topple Prime Minister Enrico Letta, saying he would vote to support the government in a humiliating climbdown after key allies rebelled.

Oct 2, 2013

Wreckage, looting inside Nairobi mall

New images from inside Kenya's Westgate mall, where bodies have been recovered from the wreckage following a brutal attack by Islamist gunmen, as the search continues for clues and more victims.

Oct 2, 2013