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Monks march in support of Cambodia trials

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Buddhist monks and nuns numbering in the hundreds marched Tuesday in Cambodia to show support for the trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders.

Cambodia tribunal opens hearing

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The alleged main torturer in the Khmer Rouge regime appeared Tuesday before a genocide tribunal as it opened its hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Khieu Samphan arrives in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Khieu Samphan arrived Wednesday in the Cambodian capital amid speculation the ailing former Khmer Rouge premier may face U.N. tribunal genocide charges.

Ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief charged

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 31 (UPI) -- The man who ran a Khmer Rouge prison in Cambodia where many inmates were allegedly brutalized in the 1970s was charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity.

Khmer leader Ta Mok dies

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 21 (UPI) -- Ta Mok, known as "The Butcher" during the Khmer Rouge's genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s, has died at age 80 before facing trial for his alleged crimes.

Khmer Rouge leader's memoirs published

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 5 (UPI) -- The former Khmer Rouge president of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan denies any role in the genocide of the 1970s in memoirs published Friday, the BBC reported.

Former Khmer Rouge leader admits genocide

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A former head of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime has publicly acknowledged genocide took place in the 1970s.

U.N. Cambodia ink deal on Khmer trials

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 6 (UPI) -- The United Nations and Cambodia signed a deal Friday that would allow members of the Khmer Rouge to be tried for war crimes.

U.N. talks resume on Khmer Rouge trials

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Talks between the United Nations and Cambodia resumed Monday to establish a special court to try former Khmer Rouge leaders. They would be tried for crimes against humanity.

UN quits talks over Khmer Rouge tribunal

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Friday instructed his top legal adviser, Hans Corell, to end talks with Cambodia over establishing a special court to try former Khmer Rouge leaders for war crimes. Corell said as drawn, the Phnom Penh court lacks imparti
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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