Murders Ivory Coast

A U.N. inquiry has found Ivory Coast's paramilitary police responsible for the massacre of about 60 young men during turmoil in October that broke out as the president took office. Eight officers are scheduled to go on trial in Abidjan today for their alleged involvement in the killings. The bodies of about 60 young men were found in a field on the outskirts of Abidjan days after President Laurent Gbagbo was swept to power in a popular uprising after chaotic elections.

Eight paramilitary police officers accused of murdering 57 young men during election violence in October appeared before a military tribunal on the edge of Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan. The officers played a vital role in backing President Laurent Gbagbo and suppressing riots after his victory, as supporters of excluded former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara demanded a fresh election to allow him to take part. Most of the 57 killed are thought to be from Ouattara's Muslim north.

Eight paramilitary police officers accused of murdering 57 young men during election violence in October appeared before a military tribunal on the edge of Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan. The officers played a vital role in backing President Laurent Gbagbo and suppressing riots after his victory, as supporters of excluded former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara demanded a fresh election to allow him to take part. Most of the 57 killed are thought to be from Ouattara's Muslim north.

A U.N. inquiry has found Ivory Coast's paramilitary police responsible for the massacre of about 60 young men during turmoil in October that broke out as the president took office. Eight officers are scheduled to go on trial in Abidjan today for their alleged involvement in the killings. The bodies of about 60 young men were found in a field on the outskirts of Abidjan days after President Laurent Gbagbo was swept to power in a popular uprising after chaotic elections.

With just two months remaining in his Peace Corps hitch in west Africa, a 26-year-old volunteer from Ventura was killed this week by intruders robbing his home. The news shocked those who knew Kevin Leveille, a notably nonviolent man who once put a bell on the family cat to keep it from sneaking up on birds. "My son loved life," his father, Paul Leveille, said Friday. "He never had anything bad to say about anyone."

With just two months remaining in his Peace Corps hitch in west Africa, a 26-year-old volunteer from Ventura was killed this week by intruders robbing his home. The news shocked those who knew Kevin Leveille, a notably nonviolent man who once put a bell on the family cat to keep it from sneaking up on birds. "My son loved life," his father, Paul Leveille, said Friday. "He never had anything bad to say about anyone."