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Disgraced US television icon Bill Cosby leaves court after being sentenced to three to 10 years in prison by a judge and branded a "sexually violent predator" for assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia mansion 14 years ago. IMAGES
Bill Cosby leaves court after being found guilty at a sexual assault retrial. IMAGES
Disgraced US megastar comedian Bill Cosby arrives at court, on trial for alleged sexual assault, a tougher legal fight the second time around and the most high-profile criminal case so far in a #MeToo world. IMAGES
UN spokesperson Liz Throssell denounces the passage of a bill in Peru that bars prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, saying it ran contrary to international law. "The law contravenes the country's obligations under international law and is a troubling development, amid a broader backlash against human rights and the rule of law in Peru," she says. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of demonstrators gather in central Warsaw to protest after Poland's parliament rejected a bill that would have decriminalised abortion assistance. The country has one of Europe's most restrictive rules on the practice, which is punishable by up to three years in jail. IMAGES