By Margaret Besheer United Nations 07 February 2008 A former Congolese Army colonel and rebel leader has been arrested and transferred to the International Criminal Court at The Hague where he is facing war crimes charges. From United Nations headqua...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 13 October 2006 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Authorities in the Philippines have filed rebellion charges against 45 people, including two former military generals, in connection with an alleged plot in February to take power an...
By Paula Wolfson White House 09 October 2006 President Bush has condemned North Korea's nuclear test claim, calling it a provocative act. Mr. Bush is calling for an immediate response by the United Nations. President Bush makes a statement to report...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 September 2006 An Israeli sweep in the West Bank has targeted alleged funding for Palestinian terrorism. Israel is accusing Iran of trying to increase its influence in the cash strapped Palestinian territories. ---- Pal...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 29 June 2006 North Korean Kim Young Nam, right, speaks at press conference as Kim's South Korean sister Kim Young-ja, left, sits during the separated Family Reunion Meeting at Kumgangsan Hotel in Diamond Mountain, North Korea, Ju...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 July 2006 The U.S. military has been hit with a series of allegations that soldiers and Marines in Iraq committed atrocities against civilians during the last several months. The allegations have resulted in investigations,...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 July 2006 The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to send an urgent fact-finding mission to Gaza to investigate alleged human rights violations there by Israel. At the end of a special session of the Council, members approv...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 July 2006 The new United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution to make a review of alleged human rights abuses by Israel a permanent part of the agenda of future meetings. --------- The former, discredited U....