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  UN chief says Palestine will join ICC on April 1

  World | January 07, 2015 9:02 IST

  United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.The Palestinians submitted

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  Palestinians submit documents to join ICC

  World | January 03, 2015 7:26 IST

  United Nations: The Palestinians took the last formal step Friday to join the International Criminal Court, seeking to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel over the recent conflict in Gaza and Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories.The

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  Palestinian president requests to join ICC

  World | January 01, 2015 8:47 IST

  Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday signed an official request to join the International Criminal Court, ICC, a day after the UN Security Council rejected a resolution on ending the Israeli occupation.Abbas requested Palestinian