The UN Special Representative to the Democratic Republic of Congo William Swing said in a press conference Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for five leaders of the...
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Former Bosnian President Ante Jelavic , who unsuccessfully tried to establish an autonomous Croat state within Bosnia, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years for embezzling money from a bank set up by Croat nationalists to fund the mini-state....
Spain's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that thousands of alleged killings and kidnappings committed during Guatemala's civil war may be tried by Spanish courts. The court ruling opened up the country's tribunals to hear genocide cases, even...
Imprisoned Russian ex-energy minister goes on hunger strike in Switzerland
Yevgeny Adamov, the former minister in charge of the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) has gone on hunger strike in a Swiss prison, where he has been held since May 2. Adamov, 66, is demanding that Swiss...
Italy issues three more arrest warrants in CIA abduction case
Milan Prosecutor Armando Spataro announced Friday the approval of three new arrest warrants in connection for purported CIA operatives with the kidnapping of a radical Muslim in 2003 in Milan. A total of 22 purported CIA...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will soon issue arrest warrants for leaders of the Uganda rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) , according to statements from a UN official Thursday. The LRA leaders, who have taken...
Belgium issues international arrest warrant for former Chad leader
Belgium has issued an international arrest warrant for Hissene Habre , the former leader of Chad , lawyers said Thursday. Habre, rumored to be in exile in Senegal, is wanted for crimes against humanity that were allegedly...
Scotland Yard announced Tuesday that anti-terrorist officers have arrested a suspect in connection with the failed July 21 London bomb attacks , which occurred just two weeks after the fatal July 7 London bombings [JURIST news...
Iraqi judge issues arrest warrants for British soldiers freed in Basra jail break
An Iraqi lawyer said Saturday that an Iraqi judge has issued warrants for the arrest of 2 British soldiers freed in a UK raid on a Basra jail Monday. The soldiers, reported to be undercover SAS [Wikipedia...
London bombing suspect charged with attempted murder after extradition from Italy
Scotland Yard said Thursday that bombing suspect Hamdi Issac , also known as Hussain Osman, has been charged with attempted murder over the failed 21 July London bomb attacks . Issac was apprehended in Rome...