A UN-backed war crimes court handed Liberia's former president Charles Taylor a 50-year jail term on Wednesday for arming rebels in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds".

Taylor, 64, was convic

When Tamil Tigers were routed on the battlefield two years ago, the Sri Lankan government believed it had crushed the 25-year rebellion for a separate Tamil homeland.

But evidence surfacing in a

A judge has asked lawyers to shed their wigs next time they appear before her at the International Criminal Court.

A handful of attorneys appeared on Monday in traditional black gowns and white horse

Naomi Campbell’s former agent fended off defence accusations on Tuesday that she lied to the war crimes court to further her own lawsuit against Campbell, insisting the model knew she was receiving di