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Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza, says UN report
Middle East

Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza, says UN report

UN investigators said on Monday that Israel and Palestinian militant groups committed grave abuses of international humanitarian law during the…
Kenyan president attends court hearing in crimes against humanity case
World

Kenyan president attends court hearing in crimes against humanity case

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared in the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for a hearing on the future of charges…
ICC prosecutors: Kenyatta trial doomed unless Kenya helps
World

ICC prosecutors: Kenyatta trial doomed unless Kenya helps

The International Criminal Court has no realistic chance of successfully prosecuting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in the face of the…
New inquiry raises pressure on Sri Lanka over war crimes
Egypt

New inquiry raises pressure on Sri Lanka over war crimes

Sri Lanka's army led an orgy of indiscriminate killing at the climax of the island's civil war, and has since…
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
World

Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor

Appeals judges upheld the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday, reaffirming the 50-year prison sentence he was…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt

Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy

  In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
World

Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says

United Nations investigators said on Monday that Syrian leaders they had identified as suspected war criminals should face the International…
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
World

Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’

A Syrian rights group on Saturday released videos of pro-regime fighters apparently killing prisoners and cutting ears from bodies, after…
Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road
World

Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road

  (Reuters) - The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault…
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