Middle East

Old Faces for Karzai's New Cabinet?

Some observers worry that the newly-elected president will include former regional commanders in his new government.

2 Mar 05

Ending a pregnancy is strictly illegal, but the shame of bearing a child out of wedlock drives many to take the risk.

2 Mar 05

A nation better known for supplying narcotics to the world market is discovering it has an increasing drugs problem in its own back yard.

2 Mar 05

Talks are bogged down on the closure date of two Russian bases on Georgian soil.

24 Feb 05

IWPR provides a roundup of the growing number of war crimes investigations around the world.

22 Feb 05

Ten years after it came into being, the tribunal's first president pays tribute to those who championed its cause.

22 Feb 05

The ICC has several hurdles to overcome before it sets its sights on bringing war criminals to justice.

22 Feb 05

By Chris Stephen in New York (TU 299, 03-07 February 2003)

22 Feb 05

Could establishment of new court signal dawn of new era in international justice?

22 Feb 05

Britain could find itself in the new court’s firing line.

22 Feb 05

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