[02:49.18]The court will decide whether Mr Duvalier, known as Baby Doc, should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
[02:55.50]He denies the charges.
[02:56.90]World News from the BBC
[03:00.27]The International Monetary Fund is warning that billions of dollars of government spending cuts in the Untied States
[03:06.55] will have an impact on global economic growth.
[03:09.17]The measures are due to take effect automatically on Friday unless President Obama can reach a deal with Republicans in Congress.
[03:16.28]The IMF says that if the cuts are fully implemented, the impact on the America's economic growth this year would be 0.6 percentage points.
[03:24.77]The US Secretary of State John Kerry has, for the first time, pledged direct American assistance to the armed opposition in Syria.
[03:32.93]In a move which's been seen as a major policy shift, the American aid will include food and medical supplies, but not weapons.
[03:40.30]The Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has told the BBC that the pressure of waiting trial at the International Criminal Court
[03:48.93]has been hard for him and his family, but he maintains his innocence.
[03:52.95]He is one of the front-runners for the post of president in Monday's elections,
[03:57.20]but he is facing trial at the ICC for allegedly orchestrating violence after the disputed 2007 election.