Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat has been ordered by a Brussels court to stand trial over the assassination of Congo’s first ...

FILE - In this July 24, 1960, file photo, Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba waves as he sits in car for the drive from Idlewild Airport, New York after his arrival from Europe to speak to the United ...

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for participation in "war crimes" over his role leading up to the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice ...

Patrice Lumumba became Congolese leader when the country gained independence but was assassinated a short while later - Copyright AFP Wakil KOHSAR Patrice Lumumba ...

Patrice Lumumba (R) and Senate vice-president Joseph Okito (L) after their arrest in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa) in 1960 Patrice Lumumba's mausoleum in Kinshasa A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ...

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba has appealed the decision, his lawmaker said Friday. A novice diplomat ...

Lumumba (centre), pictured here in 1960, was an outspoken critic of Belgium's colonial rule - Copyright AFP - Lumumba (centre), pictured here in 1960, was an ...