The United Nations' highest court is ruling on a bid by Belgium to prosecute one of Africa's most notorious dictators, or force the country where he sought exile, Senegal, to try him, according to AP. Belgian lawyers have asked the International Court of Justice to order Senegal to hand over former Chad President Hissene Habre for trial in Brussels on charges of crimes against humanity and torture or, failing that, to tell Senegal to prosecute him. Friday afternoon's decision by the world court highlights the case of a former despot who has become a symbol of Africa's inability to try its own tyrants. Habre is accused of torturing hundreds of his opponents to death during his 1982-1990 rule in the Central African nation before fleeing to Senegal. -- SPA
