Just days after the United States government revoked the visa of the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor, the ICC judges rejected her request to open an investigation into alleged war crimes by American forces in Afghanistan. The decision on Friday, which prosecutor Fatou Bensouda may appeal and which angered human rights groups, means that neither the Taliban, the Afghan government, nor the United States… Read more »
A loud explosion and follow-up gunfire were heard in an ongoing assault near the Afghan communication ministry in central Kabul on Saturday, officials said. The attack occurred a day after talks fell apart between the Talibanand Afghan representatives. No one claimed immediate responsibility and there was no immediate word on casualties. “The information that we have is four attackers have placed themselves near… Read more »
In this simulation, I acted as one of the main delegates representing Budan. There were four total members of our group, and I felt as if I was one of two main contributors throughout the entirety of the simulation. I felt reasonably prepared for this simulation, as much as anyone else probably was. The MUN experience in Hungary was a… Read more »
A previously little-known group called the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) is being accused of having carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is in shock after a wave of bombings targeting churches and hotels left 290 people dead. Churches were hit during Easter services on Sunday in the cities of Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa.
India’s Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been accused of sexual harassment by a former Supreme Court employee. The 35-year-old woman has filed an affidavit alleging two instances of misconduct in October last year, shortly after Mr Gogoi was appointed. She says her family was victimised after she refused the advances. A statement said Mr Gogoi, 64, “totally denied” the “false… Read more »
India has entered full election mode: voting began on 11 April, and the final ballot will be cast more than five weeks later on 19 May. Every day, the BBC will be bringing you all the latest updates on the twists and turns of the world’s largest democracy.
London, United Kingdom – Seven years after he first entered Ecuador’s embassy in London seeking asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by British police and faces extradition to the United States. A bedraggled and sickly looking Assange on Thursday was dragged out of the building in the UK capital by officers and bundled into a police van after the South American country abruptly revoked his asylum… Read more »
In Bangladesh, more than 600 insurgents recently turned themselves in and surrendered to the police this week, which is the largest surrender in decades. At a sports stadium in Bangladesh, these insurgents will turn over their firearms and homemade explosives to the police. According to the police chief, these insurgents will undergo “rehabilitation” in order to safely return to a… Read more »
DHAKA (AFP) – Hundreds of Bangladeshi left-wing “extremists” will lay down their arms on Tuesday (April 9) in what police say is the largest surrender of its kind in decades in the South Asian nation. More than 600 insurgents were expected to turn in homemade weapons and firearms to Bangladesh’s home minister and police chief at a formal ceremony at… Read more »