The Hague

ICC to probe 'war crimes' in Palestinian territories

Israel and the United States have both refused to sign up to the International Criminal Court, which was set up in 2002 to be the only global tribunal trying the world's worst crimes, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Is Israel facilitating ‘genocide’ in Myanmar?

Israel has gone after people across the world for genocide denial, but now it seems to be supporting Myanmar, a state accused of genocide.

Myanmar cannot be trusted to put its own soldiers on trial - Gambia

Gambia's lead lawyer presenting a genocide case against Myanmar says it cannot be trusted to hold its soldiers accountable for alleged atrocities against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies genocidal intent in Rohingya case

Myanmar's civilian leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi admitted during the ICJ hearing that the army may have used "disproportionate force" but said that did not prove it was trying to wipe out the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.

Swedish journalist returns Nobel prize in protest of genocide denier Handke

Christina Doctare said she had witnessed the Bosnian massacre 27 years ago and was returning her prize over the Nobel Committee’s decision to award Peter Handke.

Palestinians outraged over ICC report into war crimes

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad Malki said the report is “based on misleading narratives of a political nature ... rather than an objective and accurate description of the relevant facts.”

Dutch police: 3 people wounded in Hague stabbing

Three people were wounded in a stabbing in one of the main shopping streets in the centre of the Dutch city of The Hague, police say.

Court rules Netherlands not obliged to repatriate Daesh children

The Hague-based appeals court says Dutch state is not obliged to take back children of the women who left the country for Syria to join Daesh group.

Is Kenya waging war on Somalia’s economic lifeline?

The destruction of telecom towers in Somalia, allegedly by Kenyan forces, will damage Somalia's economy and could destabilise the entire Horn of Africa.

Sudan court charges Bashir with illegal use of foreign funds

Sudan's ousted president Omar al Bashir admitted to receiving the equivalent of $25 million from Saudi royals.

The Strait of Hormuz hides a grim past

One of the world's most important shipping routes, the strait was also witness to one of the world’s deadliest aviation disasters.

Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravine

Hundreds of people gather for the funeral of 86 Muslim victims of a massacre committed in Prijedor by Bosnian Serb forces at the beginning of the 1990s Bosnian war.