Japan donates $4 million to Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal to pay Cambodian staffPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Japan has donated $4.17 million to the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders on war crimes charges, just as the troubled court was running out of funding, a court official said Friday. UN judge rejects Karadzic challenges on jurisdiction, taking a step toward war crimes trialTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A judge at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Wednesday rejected challenges by Radovan Karadzic and said the U.N. court had jurisdiction to try him on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. 4 Serb ex-policemen guilty of killing 48 Kosovo Albanians; victims included babies, 100-yr-oldBELGRADE, Serbia — A war crimes court on Thursday found four Serbian former policemen guilty of the massacre of 48 Kosovo Albanians and sentenced them to up to 20 years in prison. 4 Serb ex-policemen guilty of killing 48 Kosovo Albanians; victims included babies, 100-yr-oldBELGRADE, Serbia — A war crimes court on Thursday found four former Serbian policemen guilty of the massacre of 48 Kosovo Albanians and sentenced them to up to 20 years in prison. Amnesty: NATO must be held accountable for 1999 Serbia bombing of state TV headquartersBELGRADE, Serbia — An international human rights group demanded Thursday that NATO be held accountable for civilian casualties in the bombing of Serbia’s state television headquarters a decade ago, calling the attack a “war crime.” Rights groups seek independent Gaza war crimes probe after Israel’s army clears itselfJERUSALEM — Human rights activists, some charging whitewash, demanded an independent war crimes probe after Israel’s military on Wednesday cleared itself of wrongdoing over civilian deaths in the Gaza war. Norwegian lawyers file complaint accusing 10 Israelis of Gaza war crimes under new lawOSLO — A group of Norwegian lawyers filed a complaint Wednesday accusing 10 Israelis of war crimes in Gaza under the country’s new universal jurisdiction law, officials said. |