Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration of a BBC News cameraman in front of La Santé prison before Nicolas Sarkozy's release, in Paris, France on November 10, 2025. BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness have resigned after revelations that a documentary about U.S. President Donald Trump contained edited and misleading footage related to the 2021 Capitol riot. The controversy arose when it was discovered that statements in the film had been taken out of context and manipulated during editing. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration of a BBC News cameraman in front of La Santé prison before Nicolas Sarkozy's release, in Paris, France on November 10, 2025. BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness have resigned after revelations that a documentary about U.S. President Donald Trump contained edited and misleading footage related to the 2021 Capitol riot. The controversy arose when it was discovered that statements in the film had been taken out of context and manipulated during editing. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration of a BBC News cameraman in front of La Santé prison before Nicolas Sarkozy's release, in Paris, France on November 10, 2025. BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness have resigned after revelations that a documentary about U.S. President Donald Trump contained edited and misleading footage related to the 2021 Capitol riot. The controversy arose when it was discovered that statements in the film had been taken out of context and manipulated during editing. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration BBC News - Paris

Illustration of a BBC News cameraman in front of La Santé prison before Nicolas Sarkozy's release, in Paris, France on November 10, 2025. BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness have resigned after revelations that a documentary about U.S. President Donald Trump contained edited and misleading footage related to the 2021 Capitol riot. The controversy arose when it was discovered that statements in the film had been taken out of context and manipulated during editing. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Londres

Illustration - Londres

UNITED KINGDOM. LONDON. ST PANCRAS STATION. STATUE OF JOHN BETJEMAN. BRITISH POET AND WRITER. AFTER A CAREER AS A JOURNALIST, HE BECAME POET LAUREATE, I.E. THE QUEEN'S OFFICIAL POET, FROM 1972 UNTIL HIS DEATH. HIS NUMEROUS BBC BROADCASTS AND HIS CAMPAIGNS TO PRESERVE SEVERAL HISTORIC MONUMENTS MADE HIM AN EXTREMELY POPULAR FIGURE. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Londres

Illustration - Londres

UNITED KINGDOM. LONDON. ST PANCRAS STATION. STATUE OF JOHN BETJEMAN. BRITISH POET AND WRITER. AFTER A CAREER AS A JOURNALIST, HE BECAME POET LAUREATE, I.E. THE QUEEN'S OFFICIAL POET, FROM 1972 UNTIL HIS DEATH. HIS NUMEROUS BBC BROADCASTS AND HIS CAMPAIGNS TO PRESERVE SEVERAL HISTORIC MONUMENTS MADE HIM AN EXTREMELY POPULAR FIGURE. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Londres

Illustration - Londres

UNITED KINGDOM. LONDON. ST PANCRAS STATION. STATUE OF JOHN BETJEMAN. BRITISH POET AND WRITER. AFTER A CAREER AS A JOURNALIST, HE BECAME POET LAUREATE, I.E. THE QUEEN'S OFFICIAL POET, FROM 1972 UNTIL HIS DEATH. HIS NUMEROUS BBC BROADCASTS AND HIS CAMPAIGNS TO PRESERVE SEVERAL HISTORIC MONUMENTS MADE HIM AN EXTREMELY POPULAR FIGURE. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

BC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai,

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 - BBC EARTH: LIFE AT EXTREMES Digital Image Exhibition First Exhibition in Shanghai, China on September 10, 2025.

Japan's forced sterilization victim

Japan's forced sterilization victim

Yumi Suzuki, one of the plaintiffs who sued the Japanese government over forced sterilization under the now-defunct eugenics protection law, speaks at a press conference after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who offered an apology, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2025. The Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional in July 2024 and ordered the government to pay damages. Suzuki was named to the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024.

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

A protester is arrested in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Police officers are on duty in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Protesters being arrested are pictured in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Police officers are on duty in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

A protester is arrested in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Protesters being arrested are pictured in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

Ice Immigration Raid Protest - LA

A protester is arrested in Los Angeles, the United States, June 11, 2025. Nearly 400 people in immigration protests have been arrested or detained by the Los Angeles Police Department since Saturday, media reports said. BBC News revealed that the arrested and detained include 330 undocumented migrants and 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction. Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday evening the curfew for parts of downtown Los Angeles that started from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday (0300 GMT Wednesday) to 6:00 a.m. (1300 GMT) Wednesday local time. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen (L), ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer (R), French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux (2nd L) and Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi poses ahead their interview withUkraine's President during a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) poses with (from L) ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer, BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen, Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi and French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux after a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) poses with (from L) ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer, BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen, Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi and French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux after a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) poses with (from L) ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer, BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen, Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi and French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux after a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

(From L) BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen, ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer, French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux and Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi poses ahead their interview withUkraine's President during a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen (L), ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer (R), French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux (2nd L) and Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi poses ahead their interview withUkraine's President during a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

(From L) BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen, ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer, French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux and Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi poses ahead their interview withUkraine's President during a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

President Zelensky Interviewed by European Broadcasting Union's Medias - Paris

(From L) BBC News Welsh journalist and TV host Jeremy Bowen, ARD German journalist and TV host Jessy Wellmer, French journalist and TV host Caroline Roux and Estonian Public Broadcasting News' journalist Joakim Klementi poses ahead their interview withUkraine's President during a TV special with European Broadcasting Union's medias at the Musee de L'Homme in Paris on March 26, 2025, on the eve of a summit with the 'coalition of the willing'. The summit of the ?coalition of the willing? is held in Paris on March 27, 2025. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

UK: Controlled Explosions At Film Set Spark Fire In London’s Silvertown

A plume of smoke billowed over London's Dock Road, Silvertown Saturday evening, August 31 after a controlled explosion at a filmset sparked a fire and it spread out of control. The blaze destroyed a van and damaged a car and lorry, but no one was injured, according to reports.

Slovak PM in stable condition after surgery: reports

STORY: Slovak PM in stable condition after surgery: reports SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting incident STORYLINE: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in stable condition after surgery, local media reported late Wednesday night. According to local media TA3, BBC quoted Slovak Environment Minister Tomas Taraba as saying that the prime minister's life is not in danger. "I was very shocked ... fortunately as far as I know the operation went well -- and I guess in the end he will survive ... he's not in a life threatening situation at this moment," Taraba said. According to Taraba, one shot hit the stomach and the other a joint. Fico was in critical condition while undergoing surgery, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said earlier Wednesday evening at a press conference. The attack has been classified as a politically-motivated assassination, accordin

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Former Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R) and Senator Joe Lieberman attend the opening of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit hosted by US President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on February 23, 2009. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Washinghton-DC-USA, 17/01/2003. Senator Joseph Lieberman(D-Connecticut) who made history in 2000 as the country's first Jewish Vice presidential nominee, declared his candidacy for president in 2004. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) during the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint-Paul, MN, USA on September 2nd, 2008. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) during the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint-Paul, MN, USA on September 2nd, 2008. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - United States Senator Joseph (or Joe) Lieberman seen at the annual meeting of the Iranian resistance in Villepinte, north of Paris, France, on June 27, 2014. Thousands of exiled Iranians as well as dignitaries from many countries attended the meeting. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Washinghton-DC-USA, 17/01/2003. Senator Joseph Lieberman(D-Connecticut) who made history in 2000 as the country's first Jewish Vice presidential nominee, declared his candidacy for president in 2004. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) during the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint-Paul, MN, USA on September 2nd, 2008. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM