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    Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

    Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's and ordered his trial to resume.Constitutional Court secretary Martin Guzman says the trial needs to go back to where it stood on April 19 to solve several appeal issues.Monday's ruling comes 10 days after a three-judge panel convicted the 86-year-old Rios Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in massacres of Mayas during Guatemala's civil war.The tribunal had sentenced him to 80 years in prison in what many called a historic decision. It was the first such sentence ever given a former Latin American leader.His lawyers immediately filed an appeal and he spent only one day in prison before he was moved to a military hospital, where he remains....

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    1. Japanese mayor draws ire for saying wartime sex slaves 'necessary'

      An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" ...

    2. Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

      Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's conviction of genocide is a historic moment in a country still healing from a brutal, three-decade civil war and his trial offere...

    3. Ex-Guatemala dictator Rios Montt still in hospital

      Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is spending a second day at a military hospital after fainting while on his way to a court hearing.Defense lawyer Franci...

    4. Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

      A Guatemalan court has convicted former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in prison.The 86-ye...

    5. Jailed Rios Montt taken to hospital after fainting

      Guatemalan prison authorities say former dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been taken to a military hospital after fainting while on his way to a court hearing Monday.P...

    6. Ex-dictator's backers rally at Guatemala prison

      At least 500 people have protested outside a Guatemala prison against the genocide conviction for former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.Supporters dressed in white and m...

    7. Prison for ex-dictator soothes Guatemala

      Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt spent his first full day as a convict Saturday in a 16-by-13 foot cell with a small bed, bathroom and window, after rece...

    8. U.S. Ambassador Makes First Speech at International Court

      The American war crimes ambassador said Thursday the U.S. is committed to ending impunity for crimes against humanity, in a speech signaling a softening of hostility...

    9. U.S. Envoy Makes First Speech at International Court

      The American war crimes ambassador said Thursday the U.S. is committed to ending impunity for crimes against humanity, in a speech signaling a softening of hostility...

    10. Int'l court prosecutor: Reports of killing of Libyan civilians suggest crimes against humanity

      The International Criminal Court said Monday it has been in contact with Libyan army officers to gather information about civilian deaths during the uprising against...

    11. U.N. Court Acquits Former Kosovo PM of Crimes Against Humanity

      A U.N. court acquitted Kosovo's former prime minister Thursday of murdering and torturing Serbs and their supporters during the province's battle to free itself of S...

    12. UN says Ivory Coast mortar attack that killed at least 25 could be crime against humanity

      The mortar shell landed just feet (meters) from Sidibe Siaka as he and his seven close friends were eating lunch at their usual spot in their Abidjan neighborhood. W...

    1. Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge

      More than 1,000 Cambodians have turned out for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s communist Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of abou...

    2. Argentine ex-dictator Jorge Videla dies in prison

      Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla has died of natural causes while serving life sentences in prison for crimes against humanity.Videla took power in a 19...

    3. UN court reduces 1 sentence, affirms 2 others in 1994 Rwanda genocide cases

      A U.N. appeals chamber overseeing cases related to Rwanda's genocide on Tuesday reduced one sentence and reaffirmed two others against the ring leaders of the 100-da...

    4. New exhibit marks 65th anniversary of landmark Nuremberg trial of top Nazis

      A new exhibit is opening to mark the 65th anniversary of the Nuremberg war crimes trial — the landmark process that brought top Nazis to justice and established prec...

    5. Rwanda prosecutor says he will charge US lawyer 'in near future' for genocide denial

      Rwanda's top prosecutor said Monday that he is ready to file charges against an American law professor and force the U.S. citizen back to Rwanda to face proceedings ...

    6. Developments in Guatemala trial of Rios Montt

      In 1999: Guatemalan non-governmental organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation files a complaint against army officials, including former Gen. Efrain R...

    7. Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom

      Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the first Latin Americ...

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