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ThedirectorgeneraloftheBBCGeorgeEntwistlehasrejectedsuggestionsthatatelevisionreportintoallegationsofextensivesexualabusebyoneofitsformerstarswassuppressedbyseniormanagement.He'sbeenspeakingattheparliamentarycommitteehearinghowintothelatepresenterJimmySavileabusedchildrenoverseveraldecadesandwhytheBBCdroppedthereportintotheclaimsagainsthim.RobWarsonhasmoredetails.

GeorgeEntwistledeniedthechargeofacover-upagainsttheBBC,hesaidbelievedtheinvestigationintoJimmySavileshouldnothavebeendropped,buteffectivelyblamedtheeditoroftheNewsnightprogramforpoorjudgementandstoppingtheinvestigation.Hesaidhe'dseennoevidencetherehadbeenpressurefromseniormanagerstodoso.TheMPsseemfrustratedandevenangeredbymuchofMrEntwistle'stestimony,frequentlycriticisingtheBBC'smanagementstyleandprocesses.

TheheadofItaly'smainriskassessmentagencyhasresignedaftersevenofhiscolleagueweregivenprisonsentencesforunderestimatingthechancesofamajorearthquakejustdaysbeforeonestruckthecityofL'Aquilain2009.LucianoMaianisaidtherewasnowadangerthatscientistswouldrefrainfromgivingadvicetotheItaliangovernment.

Thescientificcommitteehastogiveinitsownjudgementtheadvice,theadvicemaybewrongormaybeimprecise,butifyouhavesuchheavypunishmenttothis,thecommitteewillnotactproperly,thecommitteewilltendtobealwaysontheveryveryveryconservativeside.

Thesixscientistsandaformergovernmentofficialweresentencedtosixyearseachformanslaughterforgivingafalselyreassuringstatement.Theearthquakekilledmore300people.

ThelowerhouseofRussianparliamenthasvotedtowidenthedefinitionofhightreason,itwouldberedefinetoincludinggivingfinancial,technicalorotherhelptothoseseekingtodamageRussiasecurity.TomEsomenreports.

UndercurrentRussianlaw,hightreasonlargelyreferstopassingsecretinformationtoforeigngovernments.Thenewbillwillapplytointernationalorganizationstoo.Criticssaythebillmightmakeiteasiertocriminalisethesharingofinformationwithhumanrightsgroupsortobrandsomeoneatraitor.

ThreepeoplehavebeenchargedwithplottingtopoisonthepresidentofBeninandcurrentchairmanoftheAfricanUnionThomasBoniYayi.Prosecutorsaccusedthepresident'sdoctor,hisnieceandaformercabinetministerofplanningtoswaphismedicationforpoisonduringatriplastweektoBelgium.AbusinessmanfromBeninallegedlyofferedthem$2mtocarryouttheattemptedmurderafterhiscompanieslostbiggovernmentcontracts.Thebusinessmanissaidtobeontherun.

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ResidentsofoneofmainareasheldbyIslamistsrebelsinnorthernMalisaytruckloadsofforeignfightershavearrivedinrecentdaysasinternationalconcerngrowsabouttheinstabilityintheregion.ThemayorofthetownofGaowhohasfledtothecapitalBamako,saidthenewarrivalsincludedaboutahundredJihadiststhoughttobefromWesternSaharaandAlgeria.

TheNigerianNavyhasdetainedaforeignflaggedshipandits15crewmembersmostofthemRussianonsuspicionofillegallycarryingweapons.Navalspokesmansaiddozensofautomaticweaponsandmorethan8,000roundsofammunitionwereseizedwhenthevesselwasboardednearLagos.TheshipbelongstotheMoransecurityfirm.WillRossreportsfromLagos.

ArmssmugglingisfairlycommoninWestAfrica,soispiracy,privatesecurityfirmsareincreasinglybeinghiredtoprotectcargoships,someofthepirateattacksnotininternationalwatersbutinNigerianwaterswheresecurityfirmsarenotallowedtocarryweapons.SomefirmsarepayingtheNigerianNavyforarmedprotection.

TensofthousandsofHungarianshavetakenpartinrivalproandanti-governmentralliesinthecapitalBudapestasthecountrymarkedthe56thanniversaryofitsuprisingagainstSovietrule.Addressinghissupporters,thePrimeMinisterViktorOrbancriticisedtheEuropeanUnionforputtingpressureonHungrytocutspending,sayinghewouldnotbedictatedtobyforeigners.Attheotherreally,aformerPrimeMinisterGordonBajnaiannouncedthecreationofanewalliancetotrytooustMrOrban'sgovernment.

AcourtinCambodiahasorderedthedeportationofaChinesefactorymanagerforrippingupphotographsoftheformerKingNorodomSihanouk,whodiedlastweek.Thewomanwasgivenaone-yearsuspendedjailsentenceandorderedtopayafineforintentionallydamagingthephotographsafterbecomingannoyedthatstaffstoppedtoworktolookatthem.

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