Around the World: Dem. Rep. of Congo

Clinton raps sex crimes

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promoted democracy in the war-devastated Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday and drew attention to an epidemic of sexual assaults in its violence-torn east. While in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, Clinton visited a hospital founded by former NBA star Dikembe Mutumbo, a native of Congo, and held a town hall meeting. Today, she plans to go to Goma where she will meet victims of horrific rapes and other sexual crimes committed by the military and rebel groups, many of which are fighting over the region's vast mineral wealth.