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Justice Oversees Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda

Nov. 30, 2009
Since 2002, Hassan Bubacar Jallow has served as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Justice Jallow talks about his tenure on the court, which has jurisdiction over war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler