(AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday handed down a 10-year sentence to the former head of the Islamic police force in Timbuktu for ...

He was found guilty in June this year of torture, overseeing public amputations by machete and the brutal floggings of residents, including children. Hassan, aged 47, was acquitted on charges of rape ...