Aleppo bombardment most likely war crime: UN
Syria`s government forces and their allies have almost certainly violated international law and probably committed war crimes by the latest bombardment of civilians hoping to be evacuated from eastern Aleppo, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.
Dec 14, 2016, 23:58 PM IST
EU says Russian assault on Aleppo may be war crime
The European Union on Monday strongly condemned Russia for the bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying devastating air strikes by Moscow and Damascus could amount to war crimes.
Oct 18, 2016, 00:08 AM IST
Philippine crime war claiming 44 lives a day: Police
An average of 44 people are being killed each day in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on crime, according to police data released today that showed the death toll surging to nearly 3,000.
Sep 06, 2016, 17:42 PM IST
Bodies of 14 executed in Libya's Benghazi found: Medical Centre
A hospital in Libya's second city Benghazi said today it had received the bodies of 14 people killed execution-style, in what the UN envoy said was a war crime.
Jul 22, 2016, 19:54 PM IST
Myanmar's military investigates a 'war crime' in an era of reform
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Jul 22, 2016, 10:12 AM IST
Strikes on Syria displaced camp 'likely a war crime': UN
Air strikes on a camp for displaced people in Syria's Idlib province were almost certainly not accidental and likely amounted to a war crime, the UN rights chief said on Friday.
May 06, 2016, 23:48 PM IST
Iraqi in decapitated head post guilty of war crime
An Iraqi migrant to Finland has been found guilty of committing a war crime after he posted images of himself on Facebook with the head of an Islamic State group fighter.
Mar 21, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
Bangladesh`s top court upholds Islamist leader`s death sentence
Bangladesh`s highest court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a top Islamist leader and business tycoon for war crimes, clearing the way for his execution within months.
Mar 08, 2016, 10:29 AM IST
Suspected Syrian jihadist arrested in Germany for `war crime`
A Syrian suspected of being among jihadists who kidnapped a UN peacekeeper in Damascus in 2013 has been arrested over the "war crime", Germany`s federal prosecutor said Friday.
Jan 22, 2016, 18:24 PM IST
UN Security Council warns Mali attack could be war crime
The United Nations Security Council condemned a rocket attack that killed two UN peacekeepers and a contractor Saturday in northeast Mali, warning the assault could be a war crime.
Nov 29, 2015, 03:23 AM IST
102 countries pledge not to oppose UN action on genocide
More than 100 countries have signed a "Code of Conduct" pledging not to vote against a credible UN Security Council resolution seeking to prevent or end genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes.
Oct 24, 2015, 13:26 PM IST
