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Hello and welcome to BBC World News. Our top stories.This is the scene

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in the Hague where her ruling on the former Liberian President

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Charles Taylor's appeal is being read. His appeal has been rejected

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in the last few minutes. The Hague has set his sentence of 50 years

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for war crimes is there and will stand. In other newest today, At

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least ten people have died in a militant attack in Indian-

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least ten people have died in a administered Kashmir. India's prime

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minister says the violence will not derail peace efforts with Pakistan.

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The US sails to victory over New Zealand to retain the America's Cup,

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in one of the greatest ever comebacks in sporting history.

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Forensic investigators in Kenya have begun the painstaking process

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of sifting through debris at the Westgate shopping centre, following

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the attack by Al Shabab militants. Within the last few minutes judges

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in the Hague have rejected an appeal by the former Liberian

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President Charles Taylor. He is currently serving 50 years in a

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prison for war crimes after supporting rebels in neighbouring

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Sierra Leone during his civil war. Charles Taylor is just standing up

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there at the back of the court. He has the dubious distinction of

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being the first former head of state to be convicted by an

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international war crimes court since the Nuremberg trials which

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international war crimes court followed the Second World War. His

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lawyers had argued that he should be acquitted because of legal

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errors made during the trial. The prosecution wanted his sentence to

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be increased. What has happened in court in the past two hours? We

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have been inside the court. It took the judge more than one hour to run

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through a summary of the appeals. The defence appealed on 42 grounds

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and on each of those the judge ran through it as summery and found

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that the original judgments were not in error. So the original

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judgment and original sentence of 50 years have both been upheld. And

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Charles Taylor was listening in court. We were sitting in the

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public gallery just above him. He stood to listen to the verdict and

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showed no obvious reaction. Britain it is a possible place where he

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could now he's serving that sentence? That is right. Britain

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has an agreement with this court, but special court for Sierra Leone.

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It has an agreement but so does the wine debt and Sweden. Everyone else

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so far who has been convicted by this court and is now serving a

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sentence, is serving that in Rwanda. So most people think that is most

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likely but Britain it is an option. A lot of the people in court today

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where victims. Many of them displaying that trademark atrocity

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committed by those rebels, showing as their amputated limbs and saying

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that for them this is justice. They want to see this man sentenced to

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life. It will up effectively mean life as he is 66 years old. They

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want to talk now of what compensation for the suffering he

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calls them. The brutality of the crimes is staggering. Just take us

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calls them. The brutality of the through what he is now firmly

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convicted of. Aiding and abetting the rebels. Charles Taylor during

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that civil war was a President of Liberia. His name is most

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associated with those conflict diamonds, but blood diamonds. He

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was fuelling and funding the rebels responsible for those atrocities.

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They were engaged in it murder, slavery, or rape. Using child

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soldiers. The judge said they were the most horrific crimes and awful

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for mankind to workers. Charles Taylor never actually set foot in

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Sierra Leone during that period but the judges found he was guilty of

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aiding and abetting. So basically he had a watching responsibility

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for the commission of those crimes. That of course is usually sit no

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evidence to other current conflicts where they might apply Cassaigne

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roles in the future. For example in Syria. That verdict in just in the

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last few minutes. How does this play into the situation in the

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Continent? It is something which people in Sierra Leone have been

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looking for. Some sense of justice. Some sense of justice for their

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situation. They had obviously a horrible civil war which was always

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aided and abetted by the flow of diamonds and guns trafficking which

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Charles Taylor has been found guilty of. And therefore at the

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problem for them was that there were horrific injuries. The

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internal war was orchestrated by somebody who was becoming extremely

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powerful throughout West Africa. So there is a verdict actually is a

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rubber-stamping of the fact that international community's not going

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to accept that people can become despots and try to control entire

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regions. We have to leave it there, thank you. A court in Beijing has

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sentenced the 17-year-old son of a well known Chinese army general to

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ten years in prison for gang rape. The case of Li Tianyi has provoked

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public anger at the excesses of the children of China's political elite.

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He'd already been in trouble with the police over a road rage

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incident in 2011. Bomb blasts in markets around the Iraqi capital of

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Baghdad has killed at least 20 people. Seven people died in a bomb

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attack in another neighbourhood of bad debt. The court in Berlin has

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sentenced a man who became famous as Forest boy, to 160 hours of

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community service. The 20 year-old walked into brilliant City Hall one

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day and claimed to have been lost in a forest for several years. He

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now admits that his story was not true. It was invented. And he is

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going to be given counselling. The Indian Prime Minister has said

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talks with Pakistan have will not be derailed by an attack by heavily

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armed militants in Kashmir. Several police and army officers died when

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militants dressed in army uniform attacked a police station and then

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stormed an army camp. A gun fight inside the army barracks is still

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thought to be going on. The Indian Prime Minister has condemned the

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attack but stopped short of accusing Pakistan. He called it the

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latest in a series of provocations. But not naming names, or pointing

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fingers in any way. But that can safely be left to the Indian media.

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They believe that this has come from Pakistan and they see it as a

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deliberate attempt to derail a planned meeting in New York between

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the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers. This is one of the most

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the Indian and Pakistani prime serious attacks, the most audacious

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for some time. Inside Indian controlled Kashmir. Not too far in

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fact from the border. We understand the militants were dressed in army

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uniforms when they carried out the attack. First attacking a police

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station and then an army base where we believe a gun battle is still

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going on. One of the soldiers who had been killed is believed to be

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the second in command of that army unit. There has been some confusion

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about the casualty figures. We now understand it is at least eight

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people that have been killed including soldiers, police and

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civilians who were at the gate, as well as two militants. That brings

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it to 10 so far according to the reports that we're now getting.

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Forensic investigators in Kenya are sifting through debris at the

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Westgate shopping centre after the attack by Al-Shabab militants.

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Images are now emerging which show the scale of the damage inside the

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complex. At least 60 people are known to have been killed and

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police are concerned that there may still be booby-traps in the

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building. Our correspondent in Nairobi, Mike Wooldridge, said the

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forensic process could take quite some time. The work going on his

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inside the Westgate shopping centre some time. The work going on his

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which is directly behind us. For the time being, perhaps because of

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those security risks that continued, the time being, perhaps because of

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and the possible threat of booby- traps, we and everyone else are

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being kept at this police cordon. But the frenzied work is certainly

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gathering momentum. They probably will not have any results for at

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least a week. They have to sift through rubble and mangled wreckage.

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And in particular try to distinguish between the bodies of

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militants and of others who may still be in there. Whilst that is

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going on people continue to come to this cordon to pay tribute to all

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those caught up in this tragedy in different ways. With me I have a

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group of religious sisters. You're coming here today, what is the

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particular message he wanted to bring? It is to pray together with

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the families that have lost their dear ones. That got may bring peace,

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hope and love in this moment of sorrow. We pray for those who have

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died, that they may have eternal rest. We prayed for those in

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hospital. And you also work in hospitals? We work in hospitals and

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bring good news to the people who are sick. We bring the good news to

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a small children in schools. Seeing this today for the first time, how

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do you see the mood of the station this today for the first time, how

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at the moment? - of this nation. People living here with different

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cultures, bear all United at this moment. Everyone is ready to give

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support to their brothers and sisters. It is not the first

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support to their brothers and tragedy of its kind in Kenya. 200

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people were killed in the bombing of the US embassy. Do you feel the

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country learns the lessons it should from each of these events? A

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I was here at the time and there was unity. But this time it has

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increased. More than the first time. Kenyans have come up, ready to

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donate blood. People are praying, organised prayer groups. And so

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that does I think reflect the way so many people in many ways have

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been caught up in these. Not only those directly involved at the time.

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Stay with us on BBC World News, still to come. She's spent her life

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in the political spotlight. We speak with Chelsea Clinton about

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her role in the family's foundation. One of the jailed members of the

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Russian punk band, Pussy Riot, has appealed her sentence. She was

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jailed after singing a protest song in Moscow's main cathedral last

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year. If you're thinking of proposing any time soon, there is a

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diamond ring that will certainly impressed, as it is a flawless pink

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and weighs almost 60 carats. It has been described as the most valuable

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diamond ever to go under the Harrow -- Hammer. From Geneva, we report.

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Geneva's jewellery sales always attract attention, but this diamond

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is stealing the show. Nothing like it has ever been seen before, and we

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were given a few precious minutes it has ever been seen before, and we

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alone with it. Diamonds come in all shapes, sizes and colours. There are

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yellow diamonds, even blue diamonds. But pink diamonds like this one,

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especially pink diamonds this size, almost 60 carats, are incredibly

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rare. So rare that I'm not even allowed to touch it. It is so pink

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rare. So rare that I'm not even and so big, like a little pink

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mountain. This is a very special stone. It is a huge pink diamond.

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The largest vivid pink diamond known in existence, which makes it off the

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scale and rarity. It is 59.6 carats. So who is going to buy it? It is

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valued at at least $60 million. And there is speculation that it will be

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bought not as a piece of jewellery, but as an investment. Which, the

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sellers say, would be rather a shame, because diamonds, especially

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pink ones, really ought to be worn. We are agreed on that. How long

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could you talk for? The Republic Senator Ted Cruise delivered a

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filibuster speech that he hoped would derail the key bills from

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President Obama. During the fourth longest speech in Senate history he

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covered a range of issues from hamburgers, TV shows, and even read

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bedtime stories to his daughters watching at home. It was eventually

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seen as a failure because it could not hold up the Senate proceedings.

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The bill is expected no later than Saturday this weekend.

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This is BBC world News, and I have the latest headlines. A UN backed

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special court in The Hague has rejected an appeal by former

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President of Liberia Charles Taylor against his conviction for war

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crimes. At least ten people have died in a militant attack in

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Kashmir. The Indian Prime Minister says the violence will not derail

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peace efforts with Pakistan. Thousands of people have joined

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protests in Greece against the far right Golden Dawn party. In Athens,

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police battled protesters who were trying to march on the party offices

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and the wave of outrage follows the murder of an antifascist musician

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earlier this month. The leadership of Golden Dawn says it had nothing

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to do with the death. So often hear, they end like this.

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-- so often in this place. In Athens, a protest by antifascist,

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coming to a head as a small group clashed with the police. Rubbish

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bins were set ablaze and used as weapons. Stones and petrol bombs

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were held at the police, who responded with tear gas and stun

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grenades. The protesters target would be -- was the office of the

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neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, but they were pushed back as the police stood

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their ground. It began peacefully with thousands on the streets after

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last week 's killing of a left-wing musician. His face was on their

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banners. He was stabbed to death by a Golden Dawn member. The party has

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long been accused of attacking immigrants, but this seemingly

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political crime has stunned Greece and shaken into action a government

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criticised for being a soft touch towards Golden Dawn. It is now

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attempting to classify the party as a criminal group. I think we have

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the government on the hook. We are going to insist that there is the

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the government on the hook. We are dismantling of the death squads of

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the neo-Nazis. There should not be fascists in our schools and

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neighbourhoods. We have do isolate them and any system that breeds and

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feeds them. Most students should not tolerate Golden Dawn in their

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schools. The suspect is in custody awaiting trial, but investigations

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into the Greek police has begun with officers linked to Golden Dawn

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suspended. A purge of neo-Nazi supporters. Austerity, recession and

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the rapid rise of Golden Dawn. It is a combustible mix here. Perhaps the

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death has marked a turning point against the neo-Nazis, but another

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protest go on, and the flames will burn until Golden Dawn is crushed.

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This week 's annual UN General Assembly meeting is a chance for

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world leaders and their followers to Assembly meeting is a chance for

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make contacts beyond the formal session. One thing where this can be

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done is the Clinton global initiative, and Bill Clinton and his

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wife and daughter Chelsea are trying to get some attention for their

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causes. The BBC sat down with Chelsea Clinton to hear more about

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her aims as the vice chair. You are working on the Clinton foundation

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health programmes. Why is this issue so important in developing

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countries? I think health is fundamental. If we look here in the

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United States, at the beginning of the 20th century, the leading causes

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of death in children at the age of five were pneumonia, severe

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dehydration, tuberculosis, malaria, and those are the killers in the

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developing world. Here we fixed those challenges largely through

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public health, and clean sanitation systems. But we wait for those

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interventions to happen in the developing world, so there is an

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imperative for us to provide vaccines against things that have

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them to prevent them, or easy treatments for dehydration through

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diarrhoea. So that mothers don't have to worry about their children

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dying of diarrhoea and those children can grow up and be

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productive citizens. You have very high profile parents and you pursued

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your own career for a while. What made you become more involved with

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the foundation? I tried very hard to be not like my parents. I think many

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children, may be including your own, can empathise with that. Nobody

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wants to grow up and think there has been some sort of pre-destiny, but

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as much as I loved my experience working in the private sector, or

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only in academia, ultimately I cared about the things my parents cared

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about and I wanted to make a maximum difference and contribution that I

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could make in advancing their work difference and contribution that I

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and using their work to advance work that I cared about, for example like

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file -- fighting childhood diarrhoea. You have been to

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Mozambique, me and Mark, so what single change would make a

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difference to people in developing countries? Clean water and

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sanitation. If I had a magic wand and could ensure that there was

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clean water and sanitation pipes in every country everywhere, that would

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be my wish, if they were Christmas and Santa Claus were omnipotent.

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There is a lot of traffic in midtown Manhattan with the UN and the global

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initiative. As the global initiative Manhattan with the UN and the global

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draws to a close, what do you hope it has achieved? That it has

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achieved its aim for the year, which is mobilisation. Getting the right

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partners together to solve the right challenges to which they are best

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suited, and what we hope every year is that people, organisations find

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each other here in the hallways, the conversations that are curated to

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what we have heard people are interested in, whether it is

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preventing the oceans from further warming, or ensuring that women and

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girls are incorporated into every development conversation around the

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world. That people find each other and make collective commitments to

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world. That people find each other make an impact so they are

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world. That people find each other mobilising together, and that there

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is more at the end that has been pledged that the beginning. You have

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obviously had a very high-profile life. Your parents were politicians.

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Would you be at your mother 's side she ran in 2016? I'll be at her side

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whatever she chooses to do. I am deeply and unapologetically bias

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towards my parents and proud of both of them. I have no doubt my mother

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will make the right choice for her. I don't have a crystal ball, but I

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know that whatever she chooses do will be the highest and best use of

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herself at that point in time, and will be answered as to what she sees

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as challenges here and around the world. Chelsea Clinton giving

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nothing away. Let's bring you some sport. It was a nail biting finish

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to the cup sailing competition as Oracle Team USA beat New Zealand in

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the deciding race in San Francisco Bay. Last week New Zealand where

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leading 8-1 but then the Americans fought back with an unprecedented

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eight straight victories. You don't have to be a yachting fan

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to enjoy this, high-speed, high stakes racing. Oracle Team USA

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looked dead and gone a week ago, seven victories behind, but here

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they were on the final day, scores tied, and racing to victory over New

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Zealand. It has been called the most exciting America's Cup ever. And Sir

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Ben Ainslie has to take some of the credit. Fortunes changed when he was

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drafted into Oracle Team USA. There was jubilation as they finally

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crossed the finish line. Oracle Team USA! The cup is amongst one of the

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oldest sporting trophies in the world and now is staying in America.

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It's one of the most amazing sporting comebacks in history, an

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amazing victory for USA having come from so far behind to win it on the

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final day in such style. We had a mountain to climb and we were still

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alive, but we knew we really had to sort ourselves out and get the boat

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going faster. We did that, and the sailors and designers did a great

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job. We had to start sailing better, and we got momentum going and

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started believing in ourselves. When you do that, you can become

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champions. What won it for you? Teamwork? It is all teamwork with

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these teams. It is the sailing version of Formula one. You go out

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there, you struggle to speed, so you have to go back and work with the

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designers and get the boat going faster. You come out, keep racing

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well, make the right calls will stop physically, these boats are tough,

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but that was one of the toughest races I've ever had myself. The

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amazing boats, the shoreline racing and that's -- excitement of the

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finish to the crowds here and around the world, and that has given the

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America's In New Zealand, the crowds gathered

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early in the morning there. Time to watch the race with some emotional

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reactions to losing a race that money considered unassailable. They

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needed just one more victory to clinch the trophy that they last

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held in 2003 and they were convinced it was in their grasp. I am gutted.

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I think the fact it was so close it was in their grasp. I am gutted.

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made it worse. It's been a huge emotional roller-coaster. Every kiwi

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feels it's like a piece of them. You feel up and down. Speaking of sport,

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an American and two Russians have boarded the International Space

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Station after a quick journey from Earth on a mission that sees the

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Olympic torch for the 2014 games in Saatchi being taken to space the

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first time. Michael Hopkins and two Russians had blasted off without any

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problems from their space centre in Kazakhstan. They docked successfully

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with the space station just six hours later in a new short cut route

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that is being used by the Russians. A reminder of the top story. In the

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last half an hour, a United Nations backed special court in The Hague

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has rejected an appeal by the former president of Liberia, Charles

:26:51.:26:55.

Taylor, against his conviction for war crimes. Goodbye for today.

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