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Lawyer for Gadhafi son wants him handed to ICC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:12 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A lawyer for a son of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi accused Libyan authorities on Tuesday of showing a "blatant disregard" for the International Criminal Court by announcing they will put Seif al-Islam Gadhafi on trial in August.

Court says case against Gbagbo can go ahead

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:43:35 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - International Criminal Court judges say the crimes against humanity case against former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo can go ahead because he does not face an ongoing prosecution in his home country.

Libya appeals ICC ruling on Gadhafi son case

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:52:51 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Libya has appealed the International Criminal Court's order that a son and one-time heir apparent of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi be tried in The Hague.

ICC judges delay confirming Gbagbo charges

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:54:33 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - International Criminal Court judges delayed a decision Monday on whether to put former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on trial for alleged involvement in deadly post-election violence, telling prosecutors to beef up their case.

UN court acquits 2 Serbs of Balkan war atrocities

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:46:51 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A U.N. court on Thursday acquitted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of setting up and arming notorious Serb paramilitary gangs that committed atrocities in Bosnia and Croatia during the Balkan wars in the 1990s, a verdict that further distanced Belgrade from rebel Serb crimes elsewhere in the region.

UN court convicts 6 Bosnian Croats of atrocities

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:15:41 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A U.N. court convicted six Bosnian Croat political and military leaders Wednesday of persecuting, expelling and murdering Muslims during Bosnia's war and said leaders in neighboring Croatia helped hatch and execute their plan to carve out a Croat state in Bosnia.

UN court marks 20th anniversary of establishment

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:29:28 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal and survivors of the bloody conflicts that ripped through the Balkans in the 1990s looked back on two decades of trials and tribulations as the court marked the 20th anniversary Monday of its establishment by the U.N. Security Council.