• Prosecutors push for life sentences in Cambodia trial

    Oct 21
    Prosecutors in Cambodia have called for life sentences to be handed down to the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge, who are currently standing trial for crimes against humanity.

    Nuon Chea, 87, and Khieu Samphan, 82, have both been charged with crimes against humanity for their part in the Khmer Rouge regime, which ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979.
  • Mozambique opposition abandons peace accord

    The opposition movement in Mozambique , Renamo, announced on Monday that it would be abandoning the 1992 peace accord with the ruling Frelimo party.

  • Kenya lobbying for CHOGM boycott over ICC dispute

    Kenya is reported to be lobbying quietly for a boycott of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, over the body’s failure to take a stance against the International Criminal Court’s prosecution of its president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.

  • Assad casts doubt over peace conference
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt over a planned upcoming peace conference in Geneva saying "factors were not yet in place" for peace talks.

    Speaking to Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television, AFP quoted Assad as stating,
  • UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Damascus

    The United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, has called for an “immediate pause in hostilities” in the Damscus suburb of Moadamiyeh, in order to allow safe passage to civilians trapped in rebel-held areas.

  • US calls on Syria to allow aid convoys through
    The United States relaesed a statement on Saturday, strongly condemning the Syrian regime's seige of Damascus suburbs and calling for 'unfettered humanitarian access'.

    Jen Psaki, spokesperson for the US State Department delivered the statment slamming the siege, especially in the town of Mouadimiya, noting,
  • Syria peace talks set for Nov 23 - Arab League
    Arab League Chief Nabi al-Arabi has said on Sunday that the date for the much awaited Syrian peace conference has been set for the 23rd of November in Geneva.

    Speaking to reporters in Cairo after meeting with international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, al Arabib said,
  • Bloody Sunday soldiers could face prosecution

    Police are preparing investigations into the massacres of Bloody Sunday, over 40 years ago.

    Up to 26 British soldiers could face murder charges for the shooting of unarmed Irish marchers, reported The  Sunday Times.

    The Ministry of Defence is reported to have hired lawyers to represent the soldiers, who are now in their sixties and seventies.

  • Alleged Bosnian war criminals detained

    Eight Serbian men suspected of  taking part in looting, expulsions and killings of civilians between 1992-1995 were detained by Bosnian police today.

  • Saudi Arabia rejects UN Security Council seat

    Saudi Arabia has rejected a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, saying the body needed to reform first.

    The gulf state was voted on to one of the 10 rotating seats but turned it down over the organisations failure to act appropriately in Syria.

  • China to invest in British nuclear plants

    Chancellor George Osborne has announced that Chinese companies will be allowed to invest in nuclear plants in Britain and may eventually be able to own majority stakes.

  • Over 60 killed in bombs across Iraq
    More than 60 people have been killed in bomb attacks across Iraq in mainly Shia areas, as the Eid al-Adha holiday was being celebrated.

    No one has yet to claim responsibility for the attacks, with violence reaching the highest levels in the country since 2008. Almost 1,000 people were killed in September alone.
  • Charles Taylor arrives in UK for prison sentence
    Convicted Liberian war criminal Charles Taylor, arrived in Britain on Tuesday morning, to serve out the remainder of his 50-year sentence for war crimes in prison.

    The former Liberian President is the first head of state to be convicted of war crimes since World War II, having been found guilty of 11 charges from Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 conflict.
  • Closing statements in Khmer Rouge war crimes trial
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  • Former Hungarian official charged for war crimes

    Hungarian prosecutors, today, charged a former Communist Party official for war crimes committed during the anti-Soviet uprising in 1956.

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