A 90-year-old former SS soldier has been charged with 58 counts of murder for the killings of Jewish forced labourers in the final weeks of World War II.
Prosecutors began cross-examining former Liberian leader Charles Taylor on Tuesday over war crimes charges related to conflicts in his country and in Sierra Leone. Taylor is the first African ruler to stand trial for war crimes.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul next week following EU objections, Turkish officials say. Bashir is the subject of an international arrest warrant for war crimes.
The UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has appointed a lawyer to represent former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, postponing his trial until March 2010.
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic resumed in The Hague Tuesday, despite his boycott of the proceedings. The prosecution said Karadzic had "harnessed the forces of nationalism" to advance his ethnic cleansing agenda.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic continued to boycott his long-awaited war crimes hearing at The Hague on Tuesday, but the proceedings have continued despite his absence.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will decline to attend the second day of his long-awaited war crimes trial at The Hague on Tuesday, saying he needs more time to prepare his defence.
Over five days in July 1995, 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, separated from their womenfolk, were butchered in what should have been the safe haven of Srebrenica, allegedly on the orders of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is accused of bearing direct responsibility for some of the worst crimes committed during the 1990s Bosnian War. He is on trial at The Hague on 11 counts, including crimes against humanity.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic failed to attend the opening of his long-awaited war crimes trial at The Hague Monday, forcing the judge to adjourn proceedings until Tuesday.
