Teenagers arrested for rape and other brief reports

* A study by UK-based human rights organisation Amnesty International says that almost 10% of the prisoners executed in the US in the past three decades have suffered from some sort of serious mental illness. – Financial Times * The ACDP says the fight to reverse legalised abortions should be taken to the Constitutional Court. It was commenting on the ninth anniversary of the legalisation of abortions yesterday. – SABC News * British Prime Minister suffered a defeat this week when lawmakers voted to reject the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill. The Bill proposes making it a criminal offence to incite religious hatred through threatening words or actions. – The Telegraph * The EU has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year. The sanctions include an arms embargo, travel bans on certain officials and a freezing of their assets.– newzimbabwe.com * The resumption of Saddam Hussein\'s war crimes trial has been delayed after lawyers for the former Iraqi leader had refused to return to court unless the new Chief Judge, Kurd Raouf Abdul Rahman, was replaced. – BBC News