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Al-Shabab fighters are claiming to have seized control of Adan Yabaal, a town in central Somalia, on Wednesday.  Adan Yabaal is situated about 220 kilometres north of Mogadishu and serves as the logistical hub for government forces. Raids were launched by al-Shabab fighters before dawn on Wednesday, forcing the army to retreat after fierce battles, according to a security officer quoted…

Sweden 'no safe haven' - chief war crimes investigator

Swedish police have arrested a man, of both Swedish and Rwandan citizenship, who is accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

The arrest took place on Thursday, at Bromma Airport, by Stockholm, and is the third such case since a special war crimes commission was initiated.

Chief investigator, Anders Wretling, said,

"We're happy to be able to give a clear signal that Sweden is no safe haven for war criminals,"

Baluchistan solution to Pakistan problem – US former diplomat

The permanent solution to the Pakistan problem … lies in 20th-century history. ... The answer to the current Pakistani train wreck is to continue this natural process [of Bangladesh gaining independence from Pakistan] by recognizing Baluchistan’s legitimate claim to independence.”

- M. Chris Mason, a retired diplomat and a senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies in Washington DC.

Hidden from the world

“Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic North Korean leader, died on a train at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in his country. Forty-eight hours later, officials in South Korea still did not know anything about it — to say nothing of Washington, where the State Department acknowledged “press reporting” of Mr. Kim’s death well after North Korean state media had already announced it.”

US extradites genocide convict to Rwanda

The United States has extradited a Rwandan convicted in absentia for her role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

In 2009, she was sentenced for 19 years, the complicity in the murder of several children.

The woman, Marie-Claire Mukeshimana, was extradited to Kigali on Wednesday.

Rwanda's chief prosecutor, Martin Ngoga said,

Life sentence for Rwandan genocide politicians

The UN Tribunal for Rwanda has handed life sentences to two senior members of the ruling political party in the country at the time of the 1994 genocide.

The sentences were imposed upon Matthieu Ngirumpatse and Edouard Karemera, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Dynasty and military to rule North Korea

New leader of North Korea and military mourn the death of late leader, his father, Kim Jong-il. Photograph Reuters

US citizen extradited to Bosnia for war crimes

The United States extradited a former Bosnian soldier to face charges of war crimes in Bosnia.

Edin Dzeko, now a naturalised US citizen, is accused of taking part in the mass murder of Croatian civilians in the South of Bosnia, in 1993.

In a statement, the Bosnian prosecutor's office said,

"Defendant Edin Dzeko was deported from the United States and handed over to Bosnia-Herzegovina authorities on December 20."

Turkey demands France withdraws Genocide bill

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has warned France of ‘grave consequence if the proposed legislation to outlaw the Armenian Genocide is passed by the French lower house of parliament on Thursday.

"It is impossible for us to accept a draft law directed toward eliminating the freedom to reject unjust and groundless accusations against our country and our people," the Turkish president said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Rwandan rebel released by ICC

A former Rwanadan rebel leader who faced charges of war crimes, has been freed by the International Criminal Court due to a lack of evidence.

Callixte Mbarushimana, leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (known by their French acronym, FDLR) stood accused of 13 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009.

Rwandan doctor faces genocide charges in French court

A Parisian court has begun proceedings against a Rwandan doctor who has been living in the country, over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

The doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, had an arrest warrant issued by Interpol, and was wanted for charges including genocide and crimes against humanity. He had lived and worked in a hospital located in south-west France for the last 10 years.