Philippines massacre suspect pleads not guilty

A member of a powerful political clan in the Philippines accused of leading the massacre of 57 journalists and members of a rival's family pleaded not guilty on the first day of his trial.

Andal Ampatuan, a town mayor in southern Maguindanao province, has been initially charged with 41 counts of murder over the November 23 attack on an election caravan, the worst political violence in the country.