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Hanoi (dpa) - Fallen glam rock god Gary Glitter will go on trial March 2 in southern Vietnam on charges of molesting two Vietnamese girls, a court official said Monday. The 61-year-old former singer, whose hits include Rock and Roll (Part 2), is accused of molesting two girls, ages 11 and 12. An international pariah since his 1999 conviction in Britain for child pornography, he now faces three to seven years in prison if convicted of "lewd acts with minors." The trial, originally scheduled to take place this week before being postponed for unnamed reasons, was expected to last two...

Authorities said Thursday they are searching for former British rock star Gary Glitter over his alleged relationship with a Vietnamese teenager. Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung said officials have confirmed that Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was residing in a home in southern Vung Tau city and had applied for permanent resident status in Vietnam.Glitter rose to fame with glam-rock songs in the 1970s, most notably his only U.S. hit, "Rock and Roll Part 2," a largely instrumental song that has been a staple at stadium sporting events for years. Among his other songs hits were...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - British glam rock star Gary Glitter, convicted of child pornography offences in Britain in 1999, has returned to Cambodia, officials said on Wednesday, putting the government in a quandary about what to do with him. Glitter -- whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd -- turned up a week ago in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh where he has been staying as a tourist at an unidentified guest house. "He has been in town since last week," an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters. "We are trying to locate him. If we find him, we will need...