[02:20.29]Mr. Ruto was accused of orchestrating violence after disputed elections in 2007.

[02:25.68]Anna Holligan reports from The Hague.

[02:28.19]The prosecutor Fatou Bensouda accused Mr. Ruto of using his power to procure weapons, secure funds and coordinate the violence.

[02:38.17]More than 1,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes during three months of politically feud killings.

[02:46.58]For the international community, this trial has been seen as a test case for the ICC.

[02:51.19]William Ruto is the first serving official to appear at the ICC, in November, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to join him.

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[03:01.16]Venezuela has formally left the inter-American Human Rights Convention, a year after the late president Hugo Chavez announced his intention to abandon it.

[03:10.36]The Venezuelan government accuses the body of being controlled by foreign groups and interfering with domestic politics.

[03:16.91]The Indian authorities have briefly lifted a curfew in rioted areas at the states of Uttar Pradesh where clashes between Hindu and Muslim communities have killed at least 38 people in the last few days.

[03:29.08]An official said the curfew imposed over the weekend was lifted for two hours to allow people to buy essential food items.

[03:36.45]The clashes were sparked by the killing of three men in a dispute over a harassment of a young woman.