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Prosecution: Cambodia was turned "into a massive slave camp"
Cambodian co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the crimes with which the court has charged the three defendants 'are among the worst horrors inflicted on any nation in modern history.' Chea Leang was addressing the court on the first day of the trial against
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:07P
Student charged in home invasion
The second of three men who are accused of committing an armed home invasion in September was arraigned Thursday in 2nd Judicial District Court. Jerry Lee Reed, 19,
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:06P
War crimes trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders opens in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Nov 21, 2011 (dpa - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A UN-backed war crimes court on Monday opened the trial proper against the surviving leaders of Cambodia's communist Khmer Rouge movement.
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:05P
UK urges fair trial for Gaddafi son
"These are people who understand what is at stake and are going to work with the International Criminal Court and we will provide all assistance to both to find the best answer as to now what to do with the trial and the facing of justice of Saif al
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:05P
Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia
Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday opened the trial of three top Khmer Rouge leaders more than three decades after the country's brutal "Killing Fields" era. Judge Nil Nonn said the court "declares opened the substantive hearing" in the
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:04P
Gaddafi's son to be tried at home: Libya
The International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said on Saturday that he will travel to Libya on Monday for talks with the NTC on where the trial will take place. Ocampo said that while national governments have the first right to try
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:01P
Public papers used in mock war crimes trial of Bush and Blair
During the trial, the jurisdiction of the tribunal was earlier questioned by the "defence" led by Jason Kay, but Avtaran claimed the Commission is an established legal body. "Plenty of reports have been submitted to the International Criminal Court
Updated: 11/20/2011 11:00P
Man faces court over Barassi bashing
The trial for the man accused of bashing former AFL champion Ron Barassi is underway in the Victorian County Court. Prosecutors allege Travis Bowling, 27, punched a woman in front of Mr Barassi in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda on New Years Day.
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:57P
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Updated: 11/20/2011 10:53P
Three face trial in 'killing fields'
Tribunal spokesman Huy Vannak called the court proceedings "the most important trial in the world" because of the seniority of those involved. The defendants are Nuon Chea, 85, the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and the No. 2 leader behind the late Pol
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:52P