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9:00 AM EST
1/11/2012 Bangladesh tribunal rejects bail of high profile war crimes suspectA high profile Bangladeshi war crimes suspect was jailed Wednesday after the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka rejected his bail petition. Ghulam Azam has been indicted on 62 counts of crimes against humanity stemming from Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Tribunal, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre

4:42 PM EST
12/30/2011 Turkish officials express regret for civilian deaths in air strikeTurkey’s government and military expressed regret over the deaths of 35 civilians killed in a Turkish air strike near the border with Iraq.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre, Disaster And Accident, Accident

10:03 AM EST
11/29/2011 U.S. seeks to ensure fair, transparent trial of Bangladesh war criminalsThe trials of those charged with war crimes stemming from the bloody war of independence of Bangladesh from Islamic Pakistan in 1971 needs to be accessible to all, according to a United States diplomat experienced in prosecuting war criminals.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre, Politics, International Organization

6:06 AM EDT
11/4/2011 Syrian troops kill 12 people just hours after agreeing to halt violenceJust a day after Syrian government signed an agreement to halt violence and hold talks with opposition within two weeks, the security forces on Thursday killed 12 people in Homs.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre, Armed Conflict

9:16 AM EDT
10/20/2011 Aquino rules out all-out war against MILF despite Basilan battlePhilippine President Benigno Aquino III ruled out on Thursday an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) despite the massacre of 19 soldiers in Basilan on Tuesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre, Politics, Government, National Government

8:09 PM EDT
10/10/2011 Thai drug gang hijacks two Chinese ships, kill 13 crewThirteen crew of two Chinese ships hijacked in the Mekong River last week were killed by drug gangs, according to Thai authorities after finding the bodies of all the victims.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Human Interest, Curiosity

9:15 PM EDT
9/18/2011 26 Killed, Thousands Injured as Yemeni troops open fire on protestorsAt least 26 anti-government demonstrators died and thousand others injured after Yemeni troops loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on an anti-regime protest camp of more than 100,000 protestors Sunday in the capital of Sanaa.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Demonstration, Massacre

12:38 PM EDT
9/5/2011 News coverage for 9/11 anniversary subdued in many areasIt is a day that is embedded in the minds and hearts of many Americans. It is a day that will never be forgotten. As the 10th anniversary of the Sept.11 attacks approaches, many tributes are being planned, and many more memories will be revisited.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Disaster, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre

7:08 AM EDT
9/1/2011 Syrian official quits over Hama mass executionsA Syrian official allegedly quit his post to protest the mass execution of civilians in Hama, which he personally witnessed.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre

5:34 AM EDT
8/16/2011 U.S. mounting pressure on countries to cut financial ties with SyriaThe United States disclosed on Monday that Washington is pressing countries to cut financial ties with Syria according to the State Department.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Massacre