DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal is due to pronounce judgment on a top Islamist politician on Thursday, raising fears a guilty verdict could ignite a fresh round of clashes between members of his party and security forces. Full story
MIAMI (Reuters) - Pretrial hearings in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been delayed to address the disappearance of defense legal documents from Pentagon computers, military officials said on Thursday. Full story
GENEVA (Reuters) - A documentary purporting to show the execution of civilians and other war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan army had its first public screening on Friday but was swiftly rejected by the government as part of an "orchestrated campaign" against it. Full story
DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentenced an Islamist party leader to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war. Full story
DHAKA (Reuters) - DHAKA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's parliament, meeting the demands of protesters thronging the capital, amended a law on Sunday allowing the state to appeal any verdict in war crimes trials it deems inadequate and out of step with public opinion. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief said on Saturday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be probed for war crimes and called for immediate action by the international community, including possible military intervention. Full story
A file picture taken on January 21, 2013 shows Guatemalan former de facto President (1982-1983) and retired General, Jose Efrain Rios Montt, sitting during a hearing in court in Guatemala City. Guatemala's Constitutional Court on May 21, 2013 struck down the 80-year sentence given to former dictat
Hungarian Laszlo Csatary, who is suspected of war crimes against Jews during Word War Two, arrives at the prosecution office in Budapest November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Mumbai March 20, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday held a protest against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, protesting demonstrators said. Politicians and officials have called for an invest
A demonstrator holds a placard with the image of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a protest in Mumbai March 20, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday held a protest against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, protesting demonstrators said. Politicians and officials have called for
College students shout slogans and hold a portrait of Balachandran, son of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, during a protest at Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai March 20, 2013. Hundreds of students on Wednesday held a protest against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, pro
College students shout slogans next to a portrait of Balachandran, son of Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, during a protest at Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai March 20, 2013. Hundreds of students on Wednesday held a protest against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, prot
