Although prosecutors who investigate war crimes usually focus on individuals, legal experts are warning that they may soon also be able to investigate private-sector companies for "aiding and ...
France has given a strong warning to Syria and held out the threat of seeking military action to end the year-long crackdown after French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé described the ...
Russia has decided not to attend Thursday’s talks on Syria in Paris, saying they could isolate the Syrian regime and damage the chances of peace, though France says the talks will send a ...
West African leaders have introduced harsh sanctions on Mali's new junta ahead of emergency UN talks on Tuesday on the troubled nation, half of which is now held by Tuareg rebels and Islamist ...
Syria has accepted UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan's proposal that aims at ending bloodshed in the country. But Annan's spokesperson has warned that implementation is key to peace.
The opposition in Syria claims the government has stepped up attacks on cities around the country, just ahead of a joint mission due to begin this week.
France is against foreign powers arming the opposition groups fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, because such a move could lead to civil war in the country, Foreign Minister Alain ...
