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  Turkey recalls ambassador over pope's Armenia genocide words

  World | April 13, 2015 10:26 IST

  Vatican city: Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to

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  1984 riots were genocide, says Rajnath Singh

  India | December 26, 2014 22:00 IST

  New Delhi: Describing the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 as a "genocide", Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said several persons who had a "role" in the carnage are yet to be punished."In these incidents (anti-Sikh

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  16 dead in fighting in Central African Republic capital

  World | December 05, 2013 19:05 IST

  Bangui: Heavy gunfire erupted in the capital of the Central African Republic on Thursday and at least 16 people were killed and dozens of civilians wounded. The United Nations planned to authorize within hours an

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  Bangla war crimes tribunal confirms draft verdict was leaked

  World | October 02, 2013 16:57 IST

  Dhaka:  A special Bangladeshi tribunal that sentenced an opposition BNP lawmaker to death for genocide during the 1971 liberation war today confirmed that a draft of its verdict was leaked as part of a “major