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RI memorializes WWII pilot, 69 years after death

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:21:31 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island memorialized a World War II pilot from Cranston on Friday, 69 years after his capture and execution by the Japanese.

War crimes prosecutor receives Israel complaint

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:13:30 -0400

AMSTERDAM - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court - the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands - says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, and she will open a preliminary investigation.

Dutch won't charge company in Israeli barrier case

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:26:27 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - In a blow to pro-Palestinian activists, Dutch authorities said Tuesday they will not prosecute a company on war crimes charges for renting out equipment to construct Israel's West Bank separation barrier.

Bangladesh Islamic politician sentenced to death

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:34:21 -0400

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Bangladesh tribunal convicted a top Islamic party politician Thursday of atrocities stemming from the nation's 1971 independence war and sentenced him to death, triggering fears of another wave of deadly street violence between party supporters and security forces.

Bangladesh opposition enforces nationwide shutdown

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:08:16 -0400

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Thousands of security officers patrolled Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday to prevent violence during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties. Dozens of homemade bombs exploded around the city, but no injuries were reported.

Alleged Auschwitz death camp guard arrested

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:37:29 -0400

BERLIN - A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, Stuttgart prosecutors said.

93-year-old investigated for Nazi past

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:27:58 -0400

BERLIN - A 93-year-old man who acknowledges he served with the SS in the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp but claims he was only a cook is under investigation by German authorities as a possible accessory to murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Karadzic seeks to compel Mladic to testify

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:25:33 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The two alleged chief architects of Serb atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war could meet in a United Nations courtroom for the first time, if one of them gets his wish.