ETHIOPIA AWAITS MENGISTU VERDICT !

Mengistu has lived in exile for 15 years. A verdict is expected in the 12-year genocide trial of Ethiopia's former Marxist ruler, Mengistu Haile Mariam.
He is accused of killing tens of thousands of people after he ousted Emperor Haile Selassie.
In a notorious campaign - known as the Red Terror - thousands of suspected opponents were rounded up, executed then tossed onto the streets.
The ex-leader fled to Zimbabwe in 1991 and is being tried in absentia but 34 members of his junta are in court.
Twenty-seven more people are being tried in absentia.
If found guilty by the Supreme Court, they could face the death penalty for crimes against humanity and genocide.
Presiding judge Medhin Kiros has started to read out his verdict, starting with a long list of charges against the numerous defendants.
The verdict was expected in May but Judge Medhin said the court needed more time to assess the huge body of evidence.
The evidence against Mengistu, who is nearly 70, includes signed execution orders, videos of torture sessions and personal testimonies.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has so far refused requests to extradite Mengistu to Ethiopia.

BBC NEWS REPORT.