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UN panel finds Israeli settlements violate rights
The United Nations' first report on Israel's overall settlement policy describes it as a "creeping annexation" of territory that clearly violates the ...
Moammar Gadhafi's son appears in Libyan court
The imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his first appearance on Thursday in a local court on charges of harming state security, ...
ICC opens war crimes investigation in Mali
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court launched an investigation Wednesday into war crimes committed in Mali since an armed uprising ...
UN urged to refer Syria to war crimes court
More than 50 countries have backed a call for the U.N. Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court, a move ...
ICC seeks info from Libya on Gadhafi trial
The International Criminal Court asked Libyan authorities Thursday to explain widespread reports that they plan to put one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons ...
ICC prosecutors: Kenya trials will take months
International Criminal Court prosecutors plan to call dozens of witnesses to build their cases against four prominent Kenyans charged with involvement ...
ICC rejects appeal against release of Congolese
Judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected an appeal by prosecutors against the release of a Congolese man acquitted this week of ...
UN court acquits Congo rebel leader of war crimes
The International Criminal Court acquitted a Congolese militia leader Tuesday of all charges of commanding fighters who destroyed a village in eastern ...
Laurent Gbagbo ICC pretrial hearing Feb. 19
Judges at the International Criminal Court will hold a hearing in February to decide whether evidence against former Ivory Coast president Laurent ...
EU condemns Israel over settlements
The European Union warned Israel of unspecified consequences Monday if it goes through with plans to build thousands of new settler homes in Jerusalem ...
Palestinians: settlement expansion means 1 state
The Palestinians will ask the U.N. Security Council to call for an Israeli settlement freeze, President Mahmoud Abbas and his advisers decided ...
PM: Ivory Coast mulls ICC request on Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast's new prime minister says his government has not yet decided how to respond to an International Criminal Court indictment against the wife ...
ICC prosecutor studying Palestinian status
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court say they will study what the Palestinian Authority's upgraded status means for its relationship with ...
Former Ivory Coast leader's wife wanted by ICC
The International Criminal Court unsealed an indictment Thursday against former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo's wife on charges including ...
ICC prosecutor calls for arrest of Congo suspects
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has called for the arrest of two indicted Congolese rebels, saying they are continuing to fuel ...
ICC official: Don't impose short-sighted fund cuts
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor warned Wednesday that cutting her office's funding would hurt its efficiency, as the court's ...
ICC: Ex-Ivory Coast president fit to face charges
The International Criminal Court has ruled that ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is healthy enough to face crimes against humanity charges.
Gbagbo again seeks release from ICC custody
Laurent Gbagbo's defense lawyer has urged the International Criminal Court to release the former Ivory Coast president from pretrial custody, saying ...
Last trial under way at Yugoslav war crimes court
Twenty years after war in Croatia catapulted Goran Hadzic from warehouse worker to rebel Serb president, he is in the dock in the final trial of the ...
Lawyer to ICC: Don't let Libya try Gadhafi's son
A lawyer for the son and one-time heir-apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi warned the International Criminal Court on Wednesday that its ...
Court mulls where Gadhafi's son should be tried
Libya said Tuesday it should be allowed to prosecute one of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi's sons for crimes against humanity, but his lawyers ...