EU criticises Israel on Palestinian tax freeze

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 23:44

The EU criticised Tuesday Israel`s decision to freeze Palestinian Authority tax revenues in retaliation for joining the International Criminal Court and called on both sides to avoid steps that could undermine peace efforts.

International court scraps start of Kenyatta trial

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:18

The International Criminal Court scrapped the start date for the trial of Kenya`s President on charges he orchestrated violence after his country`s 2007 elections.

Indian jailed for molesting maid in Dubai

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 16:39

A 26-year-old Indian been jailed for three months for molesting a maid in the lift of an apartment building here.

Britain rejects Iraqis` systematic torture by forces

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 11:52

British government has rejected accusations of "systematic" torture of Iraqis by the British armed forces in Iraq after lawyers and public interest groups made a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Egypt`s Morsi referred to criminal court

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 05:04

The Egyptian prosecutor-general referred Wednesday ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and other leading Brotherhood figures to criminal court on charges related to "espionage", media reported.

UN mulls means to better protect journalists

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 06:22

France and Guatemala will compile a list of concrete proposals to protect journalists, especially in war zones, the French UN ambassador said after a meeting on the matter.

ICC to allow video hearing for some defendants

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 14:15

Defendants at the International Criminal Court may be allowed to attend their trial through video-conference rather than in person, member states of the court decided, amid a bid by Kenya`s leaders to be excused from their trials.

DR Congo militia boss to face ICC verdict in February

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 11:20

Former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga will face judgement before the International Criminal Court on February 7 in his war crimes trial, in which he is accused of using child soldiers and women as sex slaves.

ICC defers Kenyan President`s trial to February

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 08:55

The International Criminal Court postponed the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to February 05, 2014.

Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial: ICC judges

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 14:34

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges said on Friday in a ruling that puts the court at odds with Kenya and the African Union.

Two Pakistanis jailed for assaulting Indian in UAE

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:36

Two Pakistani men in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for locking up and assaulting an Indian security guard before stealing electrical cables worth 264,500 dirhams (around $72,000).

African leaders ask UN to defer Kenya international criminal trials

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 13:45

The African Union and Kenya asked the UN Security Council on Tuesday to defer the trials of Kenya`s leaders at the International Criminal Court for one year so they can deal with the aftermath of the Nairobi mall attack.