Jan 11 Watch 4:39 South Africa accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians at top international court By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The International Court of Justice in The Hague heard arguments from South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. It's a rare case and could drag on for years. But as Nick Schifrin reports, South Africa is… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 12:43 Experts give 2 perspectives on accusations Israel is committing genocide in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Before an international court, South Africa is accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. So how strong is the case and what will be Israel's defense when it presents its side on Friday? Nick Schifrin has two views from… Continue watching
Jan 11 South Africa argues Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at UN top court as a landmark case begins By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press At the start of two days of legal arguments, South Africa said the latest Gaza war is part of decades of oppression of the Palestinians by Israel. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces war crimes charges against Russian military personnel By Lindsay Whitehurst, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Garland announced a war crimes case against four Russians accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 19 Why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken international rules of war By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Hamas and Israel have both been accused of breaking international law during their latest conflict, and the United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by all sides. Here is a look at some of the issues. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 7:55 More than half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population flees after Azerbaijan takeover of region By Ali Rogin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The government of Nagorno-Karabakh said Thursday it would dissolve, formally ending more than 30 years of separatist rule. As Ali Rogin reports, this comes after Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive last week that has triggered a massive humanitarian crisis with… Continue watching
Aug 18 China confirms President Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa By Associated Press China is a core member of the BRICS nations, which also include Brazil, Russia and India. The grouping was founded to link the interests of the world's leading emerging economies but has sought to expand into other civil and governmental… Continue reading
Aug 16 UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying education, employment to women By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Gordon Brown told a U.N. conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that its rulers are responsible for "the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today."… Continue reading
Aug 07 Justice Department helping Ukraine in war crimes investigations, Attorney General Garland says By Lindsay Whitehurst, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Congress recently allowed for new U.S. flexibility in assisting the court with investigations into foreign nationals related to Ukraine, and the Justice Department will be a key part of the United States' cooperation, Garland said. Continue reading
Jul 14 South Africa urges Putin to not attend August summit due to international arrest warrant By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa's deputy president says Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month but the country is trying to persuade him to stay away to avoid the legal and diplomatic fallout over his… Continue reading