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BBC news 2014-05-13

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The families of the Nigerian school girls kidnapped in Southern Borno state 4 weeks ago have reacted to the video released by the Islamist group Boko Haram. Some told the BBC that seeing the girls alive has given them hope, although they were shocked at seeing the mostly Christian girls in Islamic dress. In the video, the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau offers to trade girls for jailed Boko Haram members. The interior ministry has rejected such a deal. Senator Ali Ndume who represents the region from where the girls were abducted encouraged all possible ways to secure their release.

What is the most important one is that a channel of communication has been established that is one to they are talking and our people and I, myself, this encouraged the government to continue talking because that way you'll reach somewhere because in this type of situation, it is on the negotiation that helps to bring solution to the problem.

The results of the first exit polls in India's general election indicated a victory for the coalition led by the opposition candidate Narendra Modi. The surveys also suggest the worst ever performance by the governing Congress Party. Election figures show there was a record vote turnout of 66%. Andrew North reports from the city of Varanasi.

Exit polls published by the Indian media say Mr. Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP are on course to form the next government. Polls have a bad record here though, they got the last 2 elections wrong. And the results will not be counted until Friday. But record turnouts usually signal big change. And if Mr. Modi has been victorious, it will mean an end to 10 years of rule by the Congress Party with the Gandhi family as its head.

Pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine have said they want to become part of the Russian Federation following Sunday's referendums on self-rule. The government in Kiev has denounced the polls as illegal. Richard Galpin reports from Donetsk.

At a packed news conference here, one of the top separatist leaders Denis Pushilin said they had declared independence, but soon hope that the Donetsk region would be ought to join Russia. And ?? he said there will be no need to have a second referendum. So far Moscow has not commented on this specifically. But earlier the Kremlin did say the will of the people who'd voted in Sunday's referendum in eastern Ukraine should be respected and the results implemented peacefully.

Both the United States and the European Union have dismissed the referendums as illegal.

A senior politician with the Spain's governing People's Party has been shot and killed in the northern city of Leon. Isabel Carrasco was the party's head in Leon province. Police have arrested two women in connection with the killing which they say is being treated as a possible revenge attack.

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Three crew members who died on the South Korean ferry that sank last month have been recognized as martyrs for helping others on the boat. Two of the sailors and an engage couple could have escaped but stayed onboard to help trapped passengers. Another gave away her lifejackets as she sought to guide others to safety.

The Italian navy says at least 17 people have drowned off the coast of Libya when a boat packed with migrants sank. More than 200 survivors have been pulled from the sea when the search for others has continued into the night. The migrants were trying to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa. The Italian government has again accused the European Union of doing too little to address the issue.

The chief prosecutor at the murder trial of the South African Oscar Pistorius has said the athlete should undergo mental evaluations after a psychiatrist called by the defence told the court that Mr. Pistorius suffered from an anxiety disorder. Andrew Harding sent this report.

Psychiatrist Merryll Vorster said Oscar Pistorius suffered from a life-long anxiety order because of his amputated legs, his parents behavior and his mother's early death. She said the athlete was as a result both controlling and vulnerable with a heightened fear of crime. Dr. Vorster said because of the athlete's disability, he was more likely to fight than to flee when confronted with a perceived threat. But the prosecutor is now arguing that if his mental condition is being used as a defence, then Mr. Pistorius should be evaluated by court appointed experts.

Health officials in the United States have confirmed a second case of a virus that has killed more than 100 people in Saudi Arabia. A person in Florida has been found to have Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Earlier this month, a healthcare worker who traveled to Indiana from Saudi Arabia was diagnosed with the disease. Most cases have been found in Saudi Arabia.

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