 6. Former Israeli president convicted Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted* on Thursday of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charge* yet brought against a high-ranking official and a case that shocked the nation. Katsav, 65, faces a minimum of four years and up to 16 years in prison on raping an employee in 1998 when he was tourism minister. (SD-Agencies) | 