[03:37.29]He is a Muslim and said he attacked fellow soldiers to stop them being deployed to fight Taliban in Afghanistan.
[03:43.42]Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.
[03:45.37]“Major Hasan admitted he killed 13 soldiers and injured more than 30 others at the army base in Fort Hood, Texas where he was serving.
[03:55.43]Major Hasan has tried to plead guilty, but under a military law, a not guilty plea is required for death penalty cases.
[04:04.08]Even though he wanted to represent himself,
[04:06.27]he's been assigned court lawyers, they had asked to be removed from the case arguing that the Major Hasan wants the death penalty and isn't listening to their legal advice when he comes to defense.”
[04:17.44]Hundreds of Ethiopian Muslims have been demonstrating in the capital Addis Ababa and other parts of the country against, what they're calling, government interference in religious affairs.
[04:27.37]Commemorating the festival of Eid, they've also appealed for the release of 28 religious leaders who have been arrested over the past year.
[04:34.37]Pope Francis has intensified the fight against corruption in the Vatican by strengthening the supervision of financial transactions at its internal bank.
[04:43.74]The Pope issued a decree designed to combat money laundering and prevent any financing of terrorism.
[04:49.50]It's the latest in a series of moves by the Pope to stamp out abuses of the Vatican Bank which handles funds for the Roman Catholic Church.