A secret NATO report reinforces suspicions of links between the Taliban and the Pakistani secret services. In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge jailer Duch, who was accused of crimes against humanity, has seen his appeal answered with an increased sentence of life in prison. Finally, in China a massive river pollution case in the south of the country has activists blaming poor industry supervision in the name of profit.
Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, asked for a full acquittal because he was “following orders” – but the man responsible for some 15,000 deaths during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Another journalist has been killed in Pakistan, making it the most dangerous place in the world to work as a reporter. We meet the courageous men and women putting their lives at risk. We then join the campaign trail with the man who could be the next prime minister of India, Rahul Gandhi. Finally, families separated under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia are brought back together thanks to the latest reality TV show there.
Years on, Cambodia is still uncovering the extent of the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge. Hundreds of thousands of men and women were forced to marry by the regime. Today, these victims of arranged marriages are seeking compensation from their tormentors.
Radioactivity may not be visible to the human eye, but TV cameras have been let into the Fukushima no man's land for the first time. We also take a look at the little-known plight of Cambodia's Cham Muslims, who were nearly exterminated under the Khmer Rouge regime. Finally, we head to the Chinese park that is said to have inspired the majestic setting of the blockbuster film "Avatar".
Three high-ranking Khmer Rouge leaders accused of masterminding Cambodia's "killing fields" went on trial Monday, more than three decades after the 1975-1979 communist movement's reign of terror in which an estimated 1.7 million people died.
The Khmer Rouge regime’s four most senior members get ready to stand trial. Also, we meet Thailand’s militia who are on the prowl for prose criticising their King. Finally, a blur of national pride as the Beijing-Shanghai bullet train makes its debut.
The UN-backed trial of four surviving top-ranking Khmer Rouge officials has begun. The regime was responsible for the deaths of up to 2 million Cambodians in the late 1970s, although the court is currently held up with formalities and technical issues. Evidence won't start being heard until September; but given the age of the defendants, they might not live to see the end of what's likely to be a long and protracted legal hearing.
Four former senior Khmer Rouge leaders, including "Brother No. 2" Nuon Chea (pictured), appeared at a UN-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh on Monday to face war crimes charges for atrocities committed during the 1975-1979 reign of terror.
Today's review of the world papers for Monday, 27th June 2011 goes from "one of the silliest economies in Christendom" to Paula the Octopus fluffing her first prediction in the Women's Football World Cup. There's also moving testimony from the son of a former Syrian President and what the Cambodian press is saying about the Khmer Rouge trial now underway.
