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US journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested almost 15 months ago on espionage charges, appears in court in Yekaterinburg on the first day of closed-door trial. IMAGES
Detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich has retained his "fighting spirit" his lawyer tells journalists after the Wall Street Journal reporter was denied bail in a hearing at a Moscow court on Tuesday. Gershkovich was arrested on March 29, accused of espionage, making him the first foreign journalist arrested for spying since the Soviet era. "He is prepared to prove his right to freely practice journalism" says Maria Korchagina, Gershkovich's lawyer, "he is ready to defend himself." SOUNDBITE
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard arrive at Fairfax County Courthouse ahead of the start of the trial in the defamation case between the two stars. Opening arguments are to begin Tuesday after a jury was picked Monday to hear the suit brought by the 58-year-old Depp against his ex-wife. IMAGES
Bystanders watch as Moroccan authorities and firefighters work to rescue five-year-old boy Rayan, who has been trapped in a deep well for over two days, near Bab Berred in Morocco's rural northern province of Chefchaouen. IMAGES
A female Afghan news anchor and activist was shot dead by assailants Thursday, the second journalist killed in a month in Afghanistan. Malalai Maiwand, in her 20s, was killed along with her driver Mohammad Tahir in the eastern city of Jalalabad as they travelled to work, said Enekaas TV, the private television channel she worked for. IMAGES
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