Putin may not outrun arrest warrant History shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court Salon · May 10, 2023
Putin may not outrun the warrant for his arrest – history shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court The Russian government, U.S. President Joe Biden and mainstream Western media are among the observers who all responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant for war crimes with a shrug. The Conversation · May 9, 2023
Factbox-A look at past state leaders who faced international justice Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, considered a hero by compatriots for leading the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule that led to independence, will go on trial on Monday for suspected war crimes during the conflict. Reuters · Apr 2, 2023
Will Putin really ever be arrested? THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court has taken the major step of issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war. Bangkok Post · Mar 18, 2023
Proposed Ukraine Tribunal risks justice deadlock Two NATO powers have plans to bring Putin to justice over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but a different approach offers a clearer path to prosecution. 360info · Feb 19, 2023
Liberian warlord's trial concludes in Switzerland The appeal hearings of a former Liberian rebel commander convicted of war crimes concluded on Friday in a trial that was broadened in its final stages to include crimes against humanity for the first time in Switzerland. Reuters · Feb 3, 2023
Finnish appeals court begins Liberia war crime hearing A Finnish court of appeal began on Tuesday hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003, the court said. Reuters · Jan 10, 2023
France sentences Liberian rebel to life in prison for war crimes Rights groups on Thursday lauded the conviction in Paris of former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara, who was sentenced to life in prison for atrocities committed during the West African country's first civil war. Reuters · Nov 3, 2022
French court convicts former Liberian rebel commander over atrocities Kunti Kamara given life sentence for complicity in crimes against humanity The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
Liberian civil war torture trial of rebel commander opens in Paris A rebel commander during the first Liberian Civil War, Kunti Kamara goes on trial in Paris on Monday for crimes against humanity, torture, and acts of barbarity, including the enslavement of an entire community in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia. Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2022
Former Liberian rebel charged with war crimes awaits Paris trial Kunti Kamara charged with torture, cannibalism and complicity in crimes against humanity during civil war between 1989 and 1996 The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022
How Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge pioneered a new genre in Indian cinema Rasas are the mainstay of not just performing arts and mythology, but cinema too The Hindu · Jul 14, 2022
Local cricket: Battle of the bats ends in a hard-fought draw Love Lane Liverpool Competition round-up: June 25 Liverpool Echo · Jun 27, 2022
Scientist claims he's solved Bermuda Triangle mystery of missing planes and ships Karl Kruszenlnicki has said all eerie goings on can be explained by human error, bad weather, heavy air and sea traffic, despite the common belief that something supernatural is to blame Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022
Reuters · May 5, 2022 Liberian accused of leading rebel army charged with U.S. immigration fraud A Liberian man who U.S. authorities say served as general in a rebel group that sought to overthrow the West African nation's president two decades ago was arrested and charged with immigration fraud, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022 Indiana candidate traded $1M lake home for garage apartment Two southern Indiana congressional candidates switched their voter registrations from expensive homes outside the district just before launching their campaigns
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022 ‘Putin is done’: US lawyer who indicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor makes case against Russian president ‘I’ve never seen the world come together like this’, ex-UN prosecutor David Crane tells Andrew Buncombe
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022 Witnessing atrocities in real time in Ukraine is changing everything Daily on-the-ground evidence makes it more straightforward for the International Criminal Court to indict Vladimir Putin with war crimes
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 29, 2022 Federal authorities arrest accused Liberian war criminal ‘Dragon Master’ living in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — A Liberian immigrant living in Philadelphia has been arrested by federal authorities and charged with fraudulently hiding his background as a high-ranking member of a rebel group — he called himself “Dragon Master” — that is accused of committing atrocities during a Liberian civil war.