Newsline 20 January 2010: Air France-KLM makes fat people fork out for an extra seat; Vietnam jails human rights activists while the West looks the other way, and Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders goes on trial charged with inciting racial hatred.

Obese people pay more to fly KLM
Extremely overweight people will have to start paying more to fly with French-Dutch airline Air France-KLM. From April, passengers who don't fit in a single seat will have to buy an extra ticket if the flight is full. Mieke van Spanje of the Dutch Obesity Association explains why the measure is unfair.

Human rights activists jailed in Vietnam
A court in Vietnam has sentenced four human rights activists to jail terms of up to 16 years for plotting to overthrow the Communist government. Brad Adams of Human Rights Watch says Western governments are turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Vietnam.
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Wilders goes on trial
Right-wing MP Geert Wilders appeared in an Amsterdam court today charged with inciting racial hatred. Our political editor John Tyler has been following events.