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Editor of Bangla daily placed on 3-day remand after reporting executed lea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 15 (ANI): A court here has placed Abul Asad, the editor of a Bangladesh daily 'Sangram,' on a three-day remand under police custody after he described an executed opposition leader convicted for war crimes as a "martyr".
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Pentagon chief asks for US Navy secretary's resignation over his handling
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a case involving a Navy SEAL officer who was accused of war crimes in Iraq.
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Myanmar rejects ICC probe into war crimes against Rohingya
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], Nov 16 (ANI): Myanmar has rejected an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the country faces mounting international pressure over its treatment of the minority ethnic group.
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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Delhi: Five murders in 12 hours
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 : Two persons were killed in Nand Nagri red light area in Delhi when two bike-borne miscreants fired several rounds of shots at their car in broad daylight.
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Sudanese govt forces kill 11 in Darfur
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Jun 12 (ANI): At least 11 people were shot dead by government forces in the war-torn region of Darfur in western Sudan, a committee of doctors said on Tuesday.
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EU shares concerns after US revokes entry visa of ICC chief
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Apr 6 (ANI): A day after the United States revoked entry visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda the European Union (EU) has expressed its concerns about Washington's policy towards ICC.
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US revokes entry visa of ICC chief over Afghan war crimes probe
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): The United States on Thursday revoked the entry visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, over a possible investigation into alleged war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan.
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AIADMK releases election manifesto
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): AIADMK on Tuesday released its manifesto ahead of the ensuing General elections and among its major promises said it would urge the Centre to launch an international probe into the alleged genocide and war crimes committed by Sri Lanka on Tamils
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TN: Protest erupt near Sri Lankan embassy over 2008 war crimes
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): Protest erupted near Sri Lankan Embassy against Sri Lankan Government here on Thursday for dragging the investigation on the war crimes that took place in the south-Asian island nation in 2008.
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Gaza protest killings: UN says Israel may have committed war crimes
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): A UN-backed independent panel on Thursday said it has "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israeli soldiers may have committed "violations of international human rights" by shooting at journalists, health workers and children during last year's protests in Gaza.
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Ex-Ivory Coast president acquitted of war crimes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Jan 16 (ANI): The International Criminal Court (ICC) here on Tuesday acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo of all charges of crimes against humanity.
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