The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, is reported to have told his family he's standing down as the country's ruler. In a meeting with the ruling family in the capital Doha, he confirmed that he'll hand power to his 33-year-old son, Prince Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. The emir is due to make an official announcement on Tuesday, which has been declared a national holiday.
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[00:00.10]BBC News with Jerry Smit.
[00:04.46]The White House has said it believes the American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is still in Russia as he seeks to evade US extradition requests.
[00:12.71]Mr Snowden who leaked details of a massive US surveillance operation arrived in Moscow on Sunday and was expected to fly on to Cuba on Monday.
[00:21.05]The White House spokesman Jay Carney warned Russia the relations will be damaged if it does not hand over Mr Snowden.
[00:27.60]"We are obviously in conversations and we are working with them, or discussing with them, and--
[00:34.15]or rather expecting them to look at the options available to them,
[00:37.91]to expel Mr Snowden back to the United States to face justice for the crimes with which he is charged.”
[00:43.56]A court in Italy has sentenced the former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in prison for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and banned him from public office for life.