Bells Toll in US for Martin Luther King

Bells have tolled in cities across the US to mark the moment 50 years ago that civil rights leader Martin Luther King was gunned down by a white supremacist. They rang out 39 times - one for each of Dr King's years. The main event took place at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where the murder took place.

The Kenyan opposition figure, Miguna Miguna is still involved in a war of words with the authorities after claiming that he was beaten, drugged and forcibly removed from the country. We hear from him.

The Supreme court in Brazil is continuing a marathon session to decide whether the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be sent to prison. He has asked to remain free while he appeals against his conviction for corruption.