DRC Warlord Bosco ‘The Terminator’ Ntaganda Begins ICC Trial

The trial of a former Congolese rebel leader known as "The Terminator" began Wednesday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Bosco Ntaganda, one of the founders of the M23 rebel movement, denies the 18 charges against him. They include 13 counts of war crimes -- attacking civilians, rape, sexual slavery, and enlistment of child soldiers -- and five counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, attempted murder, persecution, and forcible transfer of...

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