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  International Criminal Court convicts al-Qaeda-linked leader of committing war crimes in Mali

  World | June 26, 2024 18:48 IST

  Mali is one of the countries in the West African region which has long battled an insurgency by armed terror groups including ISIS and al-Qaeda. Al Hassan was accused of involvement in rape, torture, persecution, enforced marriages and sexual slavery under the Ansar Dine group.

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  UN cites possible war crimes by Israel, Palestinian groups in camp raid where 4 hostages were freed

  World | June 11, 2024 16:47 IST

  Israeli forces rescued four hostages on Saturday in a raid at the Nuseirat refugee camp that killed at least 274 Palestinians. All the four hostages were kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, which began the eight-month-long war.

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  South Africa accuses Israel of war crimes, calls on BRICS to achieve 'lasting peace' in Gaza

  World | November 22, 2023 15:49 IST

  South Africa also accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, flaring tensions between countries that started with both recalling their envoys. EAM S Jaishankar also welcomed the efforts of the international community towards de-escalation and called for the release of all hostages.

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  France issues international arrest warrants against Syrian President for alleged war crimes

  World | November 16, 2023 19:24 IST

  Assad’s government was widely deemed by the international community to be responsible for the chemical attack on August 21, 2013 that killed over 1,000 people. The US threatened military retaliation for the attack but settled for a deal with Russia.

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  Amid Ukraine war, International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin; Kremlin responds

  World | March 18, 2023 6:24 IST

  Meanwhile, reacting to the major development, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, applauded the ICC step and accused President Putin of committing war crimes against children.

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  Volodymyr Zelenskyy: How an actor turned President instils a belief that 'Ukraine can prevail'

  World | February 24, 2023 17:16 IST

  Instead of escaping the brutal war, Zelenskyy filmed a rebellious video of himself outside the presidential offices with his four closest aides arrayed behind him.

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  29 killed as multiple missiles strike apartment in Ukraine's Dnipro; Russia says "goal achieved"

  World | January 15, 2023 23:53 IST

  Emergency crews worked through the frigid night at the wrecked multi-story residential building, the site of the worst casualties from a widespread Russian barrage Saturday.

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  Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow targets Kyiv with series of missile attacks; 3 killed, 100 injured

  World | December 17, 2022 6:53 IST

  Russia-Ukraine war: Russia on Friday showered a series of missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital city, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100.

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  In first war crimes trial, Ukrainian court sentences Russian soldier to life in prison

  World | May 23, 2022 23:57 IST

  Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head in the northeastern village of Chupakhivka.

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  Explained: How would those accused of Ukraine war crimes be prosecuted?

  World | March 25, 2022 23:31 IST

  Here’s a look at what war crimes are and what options exist for bringing those responsible to justice.  

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  Myanmar Army committed war crimes against minorities: Report

  World | May 29, 2019 11:46 IST

  It is the same area where the Army in 2017 carried out an offensive against the mostly-Muslim Rohingya minority group, an operation the UN said showed evidence of genocidal intent. 

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  UN votes to set up body to help document war crimes in Syria

  World | December 22, 2016 19:05 IST

  The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to establish an investigative body to assist in documenting and prosecuting the most serious violations of international law during conflict in Syria, including possible war crimes.

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  Russia, facing allegations of war crimes in Syria, ousted from UN Human Rights Council in historic vote

  World | October 30, 2016 16:53 IST

  The United Nationals General Assembly voted Russia off the UN Human Rights Council on Friday

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  Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for 1971 war crimes, may trigger protests

  World | May 11, 2016 7:26 IST

  Dhaka: Bangladesh late Tuesday executed a top Islamist leader for crimes committed during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971, the law minister said, a punishment that risked provoking an angry reaction from his

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  Israel lashes out at International Criminal Court

  World | January 17, 2015 13:05 IST

  Jerusalem: The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman termed as "scandalous" the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to investigate alleged war crimes on Palestinian soil."The decision is intended to hurt Israel's right to

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  Report accuses Myanmar commanders of war crimes

  World | November 07, 2014 11:22 IST

  Yangon:  Military activities carried out by Myanmar's powerful minister of home affairs when the country was under dictatorship could constitute war crimes, a new study charges, saying there is evidence that he and two other

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  Bangladesh on the boil, 21 killed in fresh clashes

  World | March 03, 2013 22:02 IST

  Dhaka, Mar 3: Bangladesh today deployed army in its north as a fresh wave of violence claimed 21 lives, taking the death toll to about 80, in clashes that have rocked the nation since the

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  No One Has To Tell Us What To Do, Says Rajapaksa

  World | March 28, 2012 17:57 IST

  Colombo, Mar 28: Sri Lanka is ready to walk an extra mile to establish permanent peace in the country through reconciliation and does not need any external guidance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.  Addressing the

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  'Domestic Compulsions' Forced Friends To Vote For UN Resolution

  World | March 23, 2012 18:45 IST

  Colombo, Mar 23: In an apparent reference to India, Sri Lanka today said “certain domestic compulsions” had forced some of its neighbours and traditional friends to vote for the UNHRC resolution censuring Colombo for alleged

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  India Votes For UNHRC Resolution Condemning Sri Lanka For War Crimes

  World | March 22, 2012 18:55 IST

  Geneva, Mar 22: Sri Lanka today faced a major embarrassment as the UN's top human rights body adopted a resolution censuring it for alleged war crimes in the conflict with LTTE as India joined the