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ICC opens war crimes hearing on Ugandan warlord Kony

The leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony addresses journalists on November 12, 2006 at Ri-Kwamba in Southern Sudan following a meeting with UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland. [AFP]

The International Criminal Court opened war crimes hearings Tuesday against Joseph Kony, a brutal Ugandan rebel chief whose Lord's Resistance Army was responsible for murdering and kidnapping tens of thousands.

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