Cambodian court sets date for first Khmer Rouge trial

Phnom Penh - Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal on Monday announced a mid-February starting date for the first of five trials of the genocidal regime's former leaders.

 Kaing Guek Eav - known by his revolutionary name, Duch - will appear before the court on February 17 to face charges of crimes against humanity and breaches of the Geneva Conventions.

 The 66-year-old former mathematics teacher was the chairman of the Khmer Rouge's S-21 torture facility in Phnom Penh and was indicted last year for crimes against humanity.

 He is....