The first of what is likely to be several verdicts in the case of exiled Tunisian dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila was handed down today: 35 years and $65.6 million in fines, on charges of theft.

Tunisia's justice minister today issued an international arrest warrant for kleptocratic ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, his wife, and other family members for "possessing (expropriated) property and transferring foreign currency abroad." In other words, they're wanted for looting. [AP]