The International Criminal Court has found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of sending children into battle, in the court’s first verdict since it was established a decade ago. Presiding Judge Adrian Fulford said the court unanimously found the evidence, including video footage and witness testimony, proved that Lubanga and his co-perpetrators knowingly conscripted children 15 […]
Congolese Warlord Found Guilty in ICC’s First Verdict
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
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Bomb Kills Anti-Taliban Militiamen in Pakistan
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
A bomb has killed at least five anti-Taliban militiamen in Pakistan’s northwest, along the Afghan border. Pakistani authorities say the remote control bomb exploded Wednesday as members of a pro-government militia met in the Bajaur tribal region. At least two people were wounded in the blast. While the Pakistani military continues to battle militants throughout […]
Rights Group Says Syrian Detainees Tortured
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
As diplomatic efforts to end Syria’s crackdown continue, an international rights group says Syrians detained during the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad have been subjected to torture. Amnesty International says the treatment of detainees in Syria amounts to crimes against humanity. The group issued a report Wednesday based on interviews with 25 Syrians who said […]
Death Toll From Bangladesh Ferry Accident Rises to 105
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
The death toll from a ferry accident in southern Bangladesh has risen to at least 105. Authorities say there were more than 200 people on the ferry when it capsized Tuesday south of Dhaka after colliding with an oil barge. A day later, divers continued to pull bodies from the wreckage in the Meghna River. […]
Al-Shabab Says It Carried Out Mogadishu Attack, 3 Dead
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
The Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out a deadly attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday. The African Union mission in Somalia says the bombing outside a government compound killed at least three people. An A.U. mission spokesman says the blast occurred outside a building used by the parliament speaker, Sharif Hassan […]
Amnesty: Syrian Detainees Face Widespread Torture
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says Syrians detained during a year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule have been subjected to widespread torture that amounts to crimes against humanity. The London-based human rights group issued a report Wednesday based on interviews with 25 Syrians who said they endured torture in various detention centers before fleeing across the border […]
Mogadishu Blast Kills 3
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The African Union mission in Somalia says an explosion at a government compound in the capital, Mogadishu, has killed at least three people. The AMISOM spokesman said the blast Wednesday occurred near the home of the parliament speaker. Details are still emerging about the method of attack. Somalia has not had a stable central government […]
Panetta: US Shooting Will Not Undermine US-Afghan Relations
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says recent violence — including a deadly shooting spree outside Kandahar allegedly by a U.S. soldier — will not deter the United States from carrying out its mission in Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman George Little said Wednesday Panetta met with Afghan provincial officials during a visit to Afghanistan just days after […]
China Parliament Restricts Secret Detention of Criminal Suspects
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
China’s parliament has approved a revised criminal procedure law that aims to restrict police powers to secretly detain criminal suspects. The law, passed Wednesday on the final session of the 10-day National People’s Congress, codifies the already common practice of “disappearing” suspects into informal detention centers, where many report being tortured. Lawmakers scrapped an earlier […]
Congolese Warlord Found Guilty in ICC’s First Verdict
Posted March 14th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court has found Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of sending children into battle, in the court’s first ever verdict. The judges said Wednesday the decision was unanimous; that the evidence, including video footage and witness testimony, proved beyond reasonable doubt Lubanga and his coperpetrators knowingly conscripted children younger than 15 to fight […]
