CAMBODIA-A former Cambodian head of State during the rule of the notorious Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s told a United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal Wednesday that the genocide trial he is facing is based on guesses, generalizations and bias.
WASHINGTON – A Pleasant Hill, Calif., youth counselor pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Oakland, Calif., to producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California.
BERGHOLZ, Ohio-A raid was conducted on the compound of an Amish group situated in eastern Ohio early this morning before dawn. Seven men were arrested . They were arrested on Federal hate crime charges by the FBI and local authorities.
NEW YORK-The United Nations human rights chief today deplored the role of Egypt’s military and security forces in attempting to suppress recent protests demanding a return to civilian rule, particularly the reported killing of some 30 protestors, and called for an independent probe into the abuses.