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Germany

Nazi propagandist Goebbels' wartime secretary dies at 106

Brunhilde Pomsel said she knew nothing of Nazi atrocities and lived her life in obscurity until her story was unearthed in 2011.

Syria

Hezbollah and Iranians hold up convoys fleeing Aleppo says witness

The Aleppo endgame is proving deadly for civilians trying to flee as Hezbollah and Iranian militias defy Russian efforts to shepherd people to safety.

World News

Final Aleppo battle - as seen by Syrian and Russian media

The governments of Syria and Russia are presenting a very different picture of the crisis in Aleppo from that portrayed by the UN, as the battle for the city draws to a…

Syria

Political analyst Hisham Jaber says victory in Aleppo won't end the war

After three weeks of fighting, the Syrian army and allied forces are poised to restore full control over the war-torn city of Aleppo.

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Syria

Syria and Russia warned over latest Aleppo 'atrocities'

As the battle for Aleppo draws to a close, United Nations humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland says the Syrian and Russian governments must be held responsible for atrocities committed by militias loyal t

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mladic must face life in jail, war crimes prosecutors argue

Ratko Mladic should be jailed for life, prosecutors told a UN court on Wednesday, as the Bosnian Serb general’s war crimes trial draws to a close in the Hague.

Syria

UN says aid convoy attack could be considered 'war crime'

An attack on a United Nations aid convoy in Syria in which 20 people died could be considered a ‘war crime’ by the Security Council if the perpetrators are identified, the organisation…

World News

Remembering the fallen of Vukovar 25 year on

A silent march was led by the veterans and family members of the victims of the siege in 1991.

Serbia

Croatia marks 25th anniversary of Vukovar massacre

A quarter of a century on, Croatia is commemorating one of the ugliest episodes of the wars that led to the break-up of Yugoslavia.

USA

US faces investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan

The International Criminal Court has said that US forces might face a full investigation into possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan

Syria

UN human rights chief accuses 'Syria and its allies' of war crimes in Aleppo

The UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, did not mention Russia by name and said all sides in the conflict had violated international law.

World News

Torture and executions - Amnesty International warns of revenge attacks in Iraq

Shia paramilitary groups and Iraqi government forces have carried out revenge attacks on Sunni Arabs suspected of supporting ISIL, that’s according to Amnesty…

Syria

'Dozens dead' in renewed Aleppo airstrikes

In what has been described as the heaviest bombardment in days by Russian planes, at least 50 civilians were killed in Tuesday’s air strikes on rebel-held parts of Aleppo and nearby villages, accordin

Russia

Putin pulls out of Paris trip amid Syria tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned trip to Paris next week, after his French counterpart said he would see him only for talks on Syria.

Syria

France to ask ICC to investigate claims of war crimes in Syria

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says he will ask the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes in Syria.

USA

Kerry wants Aleppo war crimes probe as UN votes on French peace plan

The UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria.

Syria

Eastern Aleppo: thousands trapped, hundreds dead, 30 doctors, 'six' hospitals

The offensive in Aleppo shows little sign of slowing down.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh hangs party leader convicted of war crimes

Bangladesh has hanged an opposition party leader convicted of war crimes.

Mali

Islamic extremist pleads guilty in The Hague

Malian citizen Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi’s trial in the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a legal first.

Syria

Assaults and air strikes in northern Syria

US-backed forces battling ISIL near the Turkish border in northern Syria say they have launched a final assault to flush the remaining jihadists out of the city of Manbij.