ethnic cleansing
UN chief slams Netanyahu over ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark
Middle East
September 16, 2016
UN chief slams Netanyahu over ‘ethnic cleansing’ remark
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday took a swipe at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it was "unacceptable and…
Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws US rebuke
Middle East
September 11, 2016
Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws US rebuke
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said the Palestinians wanted to form a state devoid of a Jewish population…
UN warns South Sudan over alleged crimes against humanity
World
December 24, 2013
UN warns South Sudan over alleged crimes against humanity
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has warned warring factions in South Sudan that reports of crimes against humanity will be…
UN Finds Mass Grave in South Sudan, 75 Feared Dead
World
December 24, 2013
UN Finds Mass Grave in South Sudan, 75 Feared Dead
The United Nations says its staff have found a mass grave in South Sudan's oil rich Unity State. The UN human…
West ends supervised independence of Kosovo
Egypt
September 10, 2012
West ends supervised independence of Kosovo
Western powers which have overseen Kosovo since its 2008 unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia have ended their supervision…
Arab League warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Syria
Egypt
July 14, 2012
Arab League warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Syria
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby condemned on Saturday morning “the heinous crime committed against innocent civilians in the Tremseh…
Bosnia marks 20 years of the beginning of its war
World
April 6, 2012
Bosnia marks 20 years of the beginning of its war
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina— Exactly 11,541 red chairs have been lined up in rows along Sarajevo's main street — one for every…
Libya tribal chief demands end to ‘ethnic cleansing’
World
March 30, 2012
Libya tribal chief demands end to ‘ethnic cleansing’
The head of Libya's Toubou tribe on Friday called for international intervention to halt what he called the "ethnic cleansing"…
Prosecutor seeks Sudan defense minister arrest
World
December 2, 2011
Prosecutor seeks Sudan defense minister arrest
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court prosecutor sought an arrest warrant Friday for Sudan's defense minister on crimes…
Israeli FM wants to eject Israeli Arabs
World
September 19, 2010
Israeli FM wants to eject Israeli Arabs
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday called for redrawing the country's borders to exclude some Arab citizens, raising the explosive proposal…