Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 13, SPA -- The former Khmer Rouge foreign minister and his wife have been formally charged by Cambodia's U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal, the court announced Tuesday. Ieng Sary and his wife, Ieng Thirith, had been arrestedMonday at their home in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. The tribunal's announcement, dated Monday but releasedTuesday afternoon, said Ieng Sary had been charged withcrimes against humanity and war crimes and his wife _ whowas social affairs minister in the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime_ with crimes against humanity, the Associated Press reported. The announcement also said that a hearing to decidewhether they should be held in pre-trial detention had beendelayed until Wednesday at the defendants' request so theycould prepare a defense. It said they would be held in police custody instead of bythe tribunal.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/499320