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Swiss court may cancel trial of Assad's uncle due to illness

December 17, 2024 6:31 pm

Rifaat al-Assad, 87, the uncle of Bashar al-Assad, was due to face trial in Switzerland for alleged crimes committed dating back to his time as a military commander in 1982

Almost safe, she returned to Munich and lost her painting and her life

November 24, 2022 6:29 pm

A portrait by Agnolo Bronzino that Hesselberger once owned is coming up for sale, a reminder of the brutality, and twists of fate, that Jews confronted in the Nazi era.

'War crime:' Industrial-scale destruction of Ukraine culture

October 09, 2022 6:13 pm

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its eighth month, is being accompanied by the destruction and pillaging of historical sites and treasures on an industrial scale, Ukrainian authorities say

Russia hit with new round of US sanctions as Biden decries 'major war crimes'

April 07, 2022 3:40 pm

The new sanctions hit Russia's Sberbank which holds one-third of Russia's total banking assets, and Alfabank, the country's fourth largest financial institution, US officials said.

Ex-Canadian minister accuses Pakistan of engaging in 'proxy war' in Afghanistan

August 02, 2021 2:18 pm

Pakistan has faced accusations from the Afghan government officials for the alleged backing of the Taliban, but it is rare that a foreign figure has pointed to it.

Ethiopia: UN officials allege war crimes in Tigray

March 05, 2021 3:42 pm

Senior figures have urged Eritrea to leave the region, saying mass atrocities were being committed and millions of people could go hungry without assistance.

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Kosovo reels as leaders face charges for war with Serbia

November 07, 2020 10:43 am

There has been less-than-spirited public debate within Kosovo about the 1998-99 war with Serbia. But that may change after the indictment of several leading politicians on war crimes charges.

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Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci resigns to face war crime trial

November 05, 2020 5:51 pm

Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci said he was immediately resigning to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court in The Hague. The move comes after the court formally indicted him.

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Light and dark

April 13, 2019 12:03 am

Arrest of Julian Assange brings up questions of press freedom. And transparency, and its limits, in an inter-connected world.

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Some Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen may amount to war crimes: UN

August 28, 2018 10:39 pm

The experts said they did not examine the United States and Britain, who supply weapons and intelligence to the alliance, or Iranian support for the Houthis, but other UN bodies were doing so. They urged all states to restrict arms sales to help end the war.