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Rising tension ahead of Crimea vote

Reality Check: EU-Russia sanctions, reparation for slavery, Turkey funeral, 25 years www, missing Malaysian plane

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Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of backing down over Crimea

Ukraine and EU sanctions

The stand-off over Russia's involvement in Crimea continues, and Russian president, Vladimir Putin, does not seem to be willing to negotiate.

Crimea will vote on Sunday on whether it wishes to become part of Russia, and in the meantime, the EU is still pondering sanctions against Moscow.

Vanessa Mock reports from Brussels

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12 Years A Slave won the Best Picture Oscar for British director, Steve McQueen, and highlighted the plight of slaves

Reparation for slavery

18 Carribean nations are planning to demand reparation from Europe for victims of the slave trade in the 18th century. Awareness of their situation has been heightened by the success of the film "12 Years A Slave".

Steve Crilley looks at the history, and what today's descendants wand in the way of reparation.

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Turkish police continue their tough handling of protesters

Funeral of teenager in Turkey

A 14 year old boy injured in the Gezi Park riots nine months ago has died after being in a coma ever since. Christian Schüller reports from Istanbul on the mood on the streets and across the country on the day of the funeral, and why this case, in particular, has angered so many Turkish people.

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World Wide Web creator, Tim Berners-Lee, is calling for a "Magna Carter" for the Internet

25th birthday of world wide web

On the official 25th anniversary of the world wide web, it's creator is calling for a "Magna Carta" to protect the rights of its users. Charlie Beckett looks at how the world wide web has influences the world, and why any sort of regulation may be against the original spirit of the Internet.

Missing Malaysian plane

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airways flight off the coast of Vietnam continues. Tony Cheng report from Vietnam on the latest developments.

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