An Omani court on Monday began a hearing against protesters who have been accused of defamation and illegal assembly, according to a local newspaper. The Omani authorities have detained more than 30 individuals who have been protesting against the...
The War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court on Tuesday sentenced 14 former members of the Yugoslav army and paramilitaries for killing non-Serb civilians during the Serbo-Croatian War in which around 20,000 people lost their lives....
The UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday urged South Sudan to adopt a plan to prevent further inter-communal violence in Jonglei State. The report [text,...
A Zambian court on Tuesday rejected the application for the de-registration of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) party which had held power for the past 20 years until September of last year. Lusaka High Court Judge Jane Kabuka...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged the international community to take measures to stop torture by numerous states against their own citizens. Commemorating the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture ,...
Ugandan Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo said last week that no "government official is bent to harass any section of the community and everybody in Uganda enjoys the freedom to lawfully assemble and...
India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna announced Monday that the New Delhi police have arrested a key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks . Abu Hamza, an alleged member of the Pakistani militant...
The Tunisian government on Sunday extradited former Libyan prime minister Al Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi to Libya to face trial for his alleged crimes against the Libyan people. Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali made the...
The Supreme Court of Israel is expected to hear an appeal Monday by a suspected Bosnian war criminal who was ordered to be extradited to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to stand trial for...
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged Sudanese authorities to cease violence against protesters and journalists. The call came after the country's police in Khartoum used tear gas and batons against civilians who protested over austerity...
