http://www.newsvine.com/crimesNewsvine - crimesen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:34:38 +0000Tue, 21 May 2013 06:02:33 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780344-romania-body-to-name-alleged-communist-repressorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780344-romania-body-to-name-alleged-communist-repressorseuromaniaunderworld-newscrimescommunismTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:30:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People walk past mounted police during the inauguration ceremony of the Square of La Francophonie, next to Romania's parliament building in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 15, 2013. The inauguration of the square, the first dedicated to the francophonie in Europe, celebrated 20 years since Romania joined The International Organisation of La Francophonie. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708936-2-arrested-in-uk-for-hate-crime-against-emohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708936-2-arrested-in-uk-for-hate-crime-against-emoeubritainworld-newshatecrimesThu, 11 Apr 2013 21:13:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17670764-israel-court-life-sentences-for-jewish-radicalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17670764-israel-court-life-sentences-for-jewish-radicalisraelworld-newshatecrimesmlTue, 9 Apr 2013 13:15:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, Ultra-Orthodox West Bank settler Jack Teitel flashes the Victory sign inside a court in Petah Tikva, Israel. The Jerusalem District Court handed Jack Teitel, originally from Florida, two life sentences for the deaths plus additional time for the other crimes Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Reuven Castro, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585524-in-1-part-of-uk-goths-can-be-hate-crime-victimshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17585524-in-1-part-of-uk-goths-can-be-hate-crime-victimseubritainaphate-crimesworld-newshatecrimesWed, 3 Apr 2013 14:44:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584509-us-group-sudan-should-face-war-crimes-chargeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17584509-us-group-sudan-should-face-war-crimes-chargeswar-crimessudanworld-newscrimesmlsouth-sudanWed, 3 Apr 2013 13:06:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17515126-bosnia-man-sentenced-to-45-years-for-war-crimeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17515126-bosnia-man-sentenced-to-45-years-for-war-crimeseubosniawarwar-crimesworld-newscrimesFri, 29 Mar 2013 11:16:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this screen grab taken from video, provided by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Veselin Vlahovic, during his sentencing in court, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Friday, March 29, 2013. A court in Bosnia on Friday convicted a Montenegrin man of multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, and sentenced him to 45 years in prison — the highest sentence ever issued in the country. Judge Zoran Bozic said that Veselin Vlahovic, killed 31 people, raped a number of Bosniak and Croat women and tortured and robbed non-Serb residents of a Sarajevo suburb while fighting for the Bosnian Serbs. Among other crimes, the judge described how Vlahovic cut the throats of two brothers in front of their mother, then killed her and raped the men's wives. (AP Photo /Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina)</p><p>In this screen grab taken from video, provided by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Veselin Vlahovic, during his sentencing in court, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Friday, March 29, 2013. A court in Bosnia on Friday convicted a Montenegrin man of multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, and sentenced him to 45 years in prison — the highest sentence ever issued in the country. Judge Zoran Bozic said that Veselin Vlahovic, killed 31 people, raped a number of Bosniak and Croat women and tortured and robbed non-Serb residents of a Sarajevo suburb while fighting for the Bosnian Serbs. Among other crimes, the judge described how Vlahovic cut the throats of two brothers in front of their mother, then killed her and raped the men's wives. (AP Photo /Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 file handout photo from Spain's Interior Ministry, war crimes suspect, Veselin Vlahovic, before he was extradited from Spain. A court in Bosnia on Friday, March 29, 2013, convicted a Montenegrin man of multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, and sentenced him to 45 years in prison &#8212; the highest sentence ever issued in the country. Judge Zoran Bozic said that Veselin Vlahovic, killed 31 people, raped a number of Bosniak and Croat women and tortured and robbed non-Serb residents of a Sarajevo suburb while fighting for the Bosnian Serbs. Among other crimes, the judge described how Vlahovic cut the throats of two brothers in front of their mother, then killed her and raped the men’s wives. (AP Photo/Spain's Interior Ministry, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17487416-court-bosnian-serbs-guilty-of-wartime-persecutionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17487416-court-bosnian-serbs-guilty-of-wartime-persecutioneubosniawar-crimesworld-newscrimesbosnian-serbsWed, 27 Mar 2013 15:49:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Bosnian Serb senior security official and police chief Stojan Zupljanin, right, welcomes his lawyer prior to his judgment in the courtroom of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday March 27, 2013. UN judges deliver verdicts in the trial of two former Bosnian Serb police chiefs, Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zupljanin, both charged with crimes including persecution, extermination, murder, torture and deportation for their alleged roles in a criminal conspiracy led by Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic and his military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic to force Muslims and Croats out of what they considered to be Serb territory in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Michael Kooren, pool)</p><p>Former Bosnian Serb minister of internal affairs and national police chief Mico Stanisic, second right, and former Bosnian Serb senior security official and police chief Stojan Zupljanin, second left, enter the courtroom prior to their judgment at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday March 27, 2013. UN judges will deliver verdicts in the trial of two former Bosnian Serb police chiefs, both charged with crimes including persecution, extermination, murder, torture and deportation for their alleged roles in a criminal conspiracy led by Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic and his military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic to force Muslims and Croats out of what they considered to be Serb territory in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Michael Kooren, pool)</p><p>Former Bosnian Serb minister of internal affairs and national police chief Mico Stanisic enters the courtroom prior to his judgment at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday March 27, 2013. UN judges deliver verdicts in the trial of two former Bosnian Serb police chiefs, both charged with crimes including persecution, extermination, murder, torture and deportation for their alleged roles in a criminal conspiracy led by Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic and his military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic to force Muslims and Croats out of what they considered to be Serb territory in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Michael Kooren, pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401297-study-finds-nearly-2-in-3-hate-crimes-unreportedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401297-study-finds-nearly-2-in-3-hate-crimes-unreporteduspoliticshate-crimescrimesThu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Police Foundation President Jim Bueermann, poses for a photograph in his office in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help. Nearly 2 of 3 hate crimes go unreported to police, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Thursday. For the years 2003-06, 46 percent of hate crimes were reported to police. But more recently, for 2007-11, just 35 percent were reported. Bueermann says there is an increased sensitivity on the part of police to the devastating nature of hate crime. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Police Foundation President Jim Bueermann, poses for a photograph in his office in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help. Nearly 2 of 3 hate crimes go unreported to police, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Thursday. For the years 2003-06, 46 percent of hate crimes were reported to police. But more recently, for 2007-11, just 35 percent were reported. Bueermann says there is an increased sensitivity on the part of police to the devastating nature of hate crime. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Police Foundation President Jim Bueermann, poses for a photograph in his office in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help. Nearly 2 of 3 hate crimes go unreported to police, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Thursday. For the years 2003-06, 46 percent of hate crimes were reported to police. But more recently, for 2007-11, just 35 percent were reported. Bueermann says there is an increased sensitivity on the part of police to the devastating nature of hate crime. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17219499-police-clash-with-opposition-activistshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17219499-police-clash-with-opposition-activistsbangladeshwar-crimesworld-newsascrimesThu, 7 Mar 2013 08:21:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bangladeshi police fire rubber bullets after activists of main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, (BNP) clashed with them in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami , an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladesh’s opposition activists shout slogans during their protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 11, 2013. The protest was called by an alliance of 18 parties to denounce trials of several opposition politicians accused of mass killings and atrocities during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>Riot police watch as Bangladesh’s opposition activists burn a cart during their protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 11, 2013. The protest was called by an alliance of 18 parties to denounce trials of several opposition politicians accused of mass killings and atrocities during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>Bangladesh’s opposition activists run for safety after a bomb exploded during their protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 11, 2013. The protest was called by an alliance of 18 parties to denounce trials of several opposition politicians accused of mass killings and atrocities during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>A Bangladesh’s opposition activist throws bricks at police after a crude bomb exploded during their protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 11, 2013. The protest was called by an alliance of 18 parties to denounce trials of several opposition politicians accused of mass killings and atrocities during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17146528-dutch-court-woman-incited-genocide-in-rwandahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17146528-dutch-court-woman-incited-genocide-in-rwandaeunetherlandswar-crimesworld-newscrimesrwandan-born-dutchFri, 1 Mar 2013 14:05:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Yvonne Bassebya, foreground left, defense attorneys Victor Koppe, right, and Tamara Buruma, second right, listen as judges delivered the sentence in a case of suspected of involvement in Rwanda's genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday March 1, 2013. Bassebya was sentenced to a 6 years and 8 months prison term for incitement to genocide. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Crosses dangle from the ears of a woman suspected of involvement in Rwanda's genocide in court, as judges were expected to deliver their verdict during the trial in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday March 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Dutch police wait to lead Yvonne Bassebya, second left, out of the court room after judges delivered their verdict in a case of suspected of involvement in Rwanda's genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday March 1, 2013. Bassebya was sentenced to a 6 years and 8 months prison term for incitement to genocide. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17132579-un-appeals-court-acquits-ex-serb-military-chiefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17132579-un-appeals-court-acquits-ex-serb-military-chiefeuserbiawar-crimesworld-newscrimesyugoslav-national-armyThu, 28 Feb 2013 15:13:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Gen. Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav national army, right, talks to his lawyer prior to his appeal judgment in the court room of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Prosecutors accused Perisic of providing crucial military aid to rebel Serb forces responsible for the atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo. Perisic's 2011 conviction and 27-year sentence marked the first time the U.N. court had found a civilian or military officer from Serbia guilty of war crimes in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Koen van Weel, Pool)</p><p>Gen. Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav national army, enters the court room of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for his appeal judgment in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Prosecutors accused Perisic of providing crucial military aid to rebel Serb forces responsible for the atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo. Perisic's 2011 conviction and 27-year sentence marked the first time the U.N. court had found a civilian or military officer from Serbia guilty of war crimes in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Koen van Weel, Pool)</p><p>Gen. Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav national army, right, talks to his lawyer prior to his appeal judgment in the court room of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Prosecutors accused Perisic of providing crucial military aid to rebel Serb forces responsible for the atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo. Perisic's 2011 conviction and 27-year sentence marked the first time the U.N. court had found a civilian or military officer from Serbia guilty of war crimes in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Koen van Weel, Pool)</p><p>Gen. Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav national army, back row right, awaits his appeal judgment in the court room of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Prosecutors accused Perisic of providing crucial military aid to rebel Serb forces responsible for the atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo. Perisic's 2011 conviction and 27-year sentence marked the first time the U.N. court had found a civilian or military officer from Serbia guilty of war crimes in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Koen van Weel, Pool)</p><p>Gen. Momcilo Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav national army, awaits his appeal judgment in the court room of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 28, 2013. Prosecutors accused Perisic of providing crucial military aid to rebel Serb forces responsible for the atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo. Perisic's 2011 conviction and 27-year sentence marked the first time the U.N. court had found a civilian or military officer from Serbia guilty of war crimes in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Koen van Weel, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17127746-bangladesh-police-protesters-clash-scores-hurthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17127746-bangladesh-police-protesters-clash-scores-hurtbangladeshwar-crimesworld-newsascrimesThu, 28 Feb 2013 08:06:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bangladeshi youth gesture while celebrating the death sentence awarded to Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Sayedee, the leader of an Islamic political party to death for crimes stemming from the nation's 1971 fight for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>Bangladeshi youth march through the streets as they celebrate the death sentence awarded to Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced Sayedee, the leader of an Islamic political party to death for crimes stemming from the nation's 1971 fight for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists celebrate the death sentence awarded to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced the leader to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left four people dead. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists celebrate the death sentence awarded to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced the leader to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left four people dead. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists shout slogans demanding the execution of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced the leader to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left four people dead. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists shout slogans demanding the execution of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, and others convicted of war crimes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday sentenced the leader to death for crimes during the nation's 1971 war for independence, a politically charged decision that sparked violent protests that left four people dead. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi policemen disperse protesters in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Friday, March 1, 2013. Protesters clashed with police for a second day Friday as the death toll rose to at least 44 in clashes triggered by a death sentence given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, for crimes linked to Bangladesh's 1971 independence war, police said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard in front of Baitul Mukarram mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 1, 2013. Protesters clashed with police for a second day Friday as dozens of people were killed in clashes triggered by a death sentence given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, for crimes linked to Bangladesh's 1971 independence war, police said. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi security personnel patrol in front of Baitul Mukarram mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 1, 2013. Protesters clashed with police for a second day Friday as the death toll rose to at least 44 in clashes triggered by a death sentence given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, for crimes linked to Bangladesh's 1971 independence war, police said. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 photo, a Bangladeshi man rides past a truck set on fire by activists of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami during a strike called by the party in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. At least 42 have died in rioting sparked by a death sentence given to the Islamic political party leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee convicted of crimes linked to Bangladesh's 1971 independence war, police said Friday. (AP Photo)</p><p>A car stands in flames after activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set it on fire during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Demonstrators protesting the death penalty given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a third straight day on Saturday, killing two people and injuring about a dozen, police said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists shout slogans against the government during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Demonstrators protesting the death penalty given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a third straight day on Saturday, killing two people and injuring about a dozen, police said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Bangladeshi Hindus wave black flags as they march through a street to protest against alleged attacks by Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Rioting broke out in Bangladesh on Thursday after a war crimes tribunal gave a death sentence to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. A banner held by the protestesrts reads: “Protest against attacks.” (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>A car stands in flames after activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set it on fire during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Demonstrators protesting the death penalty given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a third straight day on Saturday, killing two people and injuring about a dozen, police said. (AP Photo)</p><p>Bangladeshi police stand guard during a rally against the government by opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Demonstrators protesting the death penalty given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a third straight day on Saturday, killing two people and injuring about a dozen, police said. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists shout slogans against the government during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Demonstrators protesting the death penalty given to Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of the country's largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, clashed with Bangladeshi security forces for a third straight day on Saturday, killing two people and injuring about a dozen, police said. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A general view of Farmgate, one of the capital’s busiest area, during a nationwide strike called by Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 3, 2013. Authorities deployed soldiers in a northern Bangladeshi district on Sunday after Islamic party activists clashed with police, leaving five people dead during a nationwide general strike called to denounce war crimes trials. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A general view of Farmgate, one of the capital’s busiest area, during a nationwide strike called by Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 3, 2013. Authorities deployed soldiers in a northern Bangladeshi district on Sunday after Islamic party activists clashed with police, leaving five people dead during a nationwide general strike called to denounce war crimes trials. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A Bangladeshi policeman searches a passerby during a nationwide strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 4, 2013. A nationwide general strike by Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami that is out to denounce an ongoing war crimes trial continues for a second day as death toll from days of violence has risen to at least 58. The party is blamed for atrocities committed during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A Bangladeshi security officer helps douse a fire after protesters set alight two coaches of a train parked at Dhaka's main railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 4, 2013. Activists from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party clashed with security forces for a fifth day Monday during a nationwide strike called to denounce war crimes trials, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, police and media reports said. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi firefighters work to douse a fire after protesters set alight two coaches of a train parked at Dhaka's main railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 4, 2013. Activists from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party clashed with security forces for a fifth day Monday during a nationwide strike called to denounce a war crimes trials, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, police and media reports said. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi police officers stand guard near the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel where visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is staying, after a small homemade bomb exploded outside the hotel, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 4, 2013. Pranab was not in the hotel when the explosion happened and no one was hurt, police said. The explosion comes amid a nationwide general strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, which is protesting trials of its leaders for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during Bangladesh's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Activists of Bangladesh’s main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), shout slogans as they clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A car set on fire by activists of Bangladesh’s main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, (BNP) goes up in flames after they clashed with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Activists of Bangladesh’s main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) shout slogans as they clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, an ally of BNP, to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi police officers detain an activist of the main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), during clashes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami , an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Activists with Bangladesh's main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gather during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami , an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Activists of Bangladesh’ main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, (BNP) throw stones as they clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami , an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi police fire rubber bullets after activists of main opposition group, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, (BNP) clashed with them in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The BNP activists were protesting police firing on activists during a series of nationwide general strikes this week. The strikes were called after a special tribunal sentenced a top leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami , an ally of BNP to death for atrocities linked to the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17104096-as-atrocities-pile-up-syrians-collect-evidencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17104096-as-atrocities-pile-up-syrians-collect-evidencesyriawar-crimesworld-newscrimesmlTue, 26 Feb 2013 18:51:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Wednesday, March. 7, 2012 file photo, relatives care for Mohammed Obed, who is recovering in a hospital after being captured and allegedly tortured by Syrian Army soldiers, in Idlib, north Syria. A whole range of groups have accelerated a campaign to gather evidence of war crimes including torture, massacres and indiscriminate killings in the Syrian regime’s war against rebels, hoping to find justice if President Bashar Assad falls. Some talk about referring the cases to the International Criminal Court or forming a special tribunal, but many in Syria hope that it’s all laid out in the country’s own courtrooms. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, March. 7, 2012 file photo, relatives care for Mohammed Obed, who is recovering in a hospital after being captured and allegedly tortured by Syrian Army soldiers, in Idlib, north Syria. A whole range of groups have accelerated a campaign to gather evidence of war crimes including torture, massacres and indiscriminate killings in the Syrian regime’s war against rebels, hoping to find justice if President Bashar Assad falls. Some talk about referring the cases to the International Criminal Court or forming a special tribunal, but many in Syria hope that it’s all laid out in the country’s own courtrooms. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 file photo, Syrians stand near the body of a man, local residents say was an activist, and tortured to death by Syrian government forces in Idlib, northern Syria. A whole range of groups have accelerated a campaign to gather evidence of war crimes including torture, massacres and indiscriminate killings in the Syrian regime’s war against rebels, hoping to find justice if President Bashar Assad falls. Some talk about referring the cases to the International Criminal Court or forming a special tribunal, but many in Syria hope that it’s all laid out in the country’s own courtrooms. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 file photo, Syrians stand near the body of a man, local residents say was an activist, and tortured to death by Syrian government forces in Idlib, northern Syria. A whole range of groups have accelerated a campaign to gather evidence of war crimes including torture, massacres and indiscriminate killings in the Syrian regime’s war against rebels, hoping to find justice if President Bashar Assad falls. Some talk about referring the cases to the International Criminal Court or forming a special tribunal, but many in Syria hope that it’s all laid out in the country’s own courtrooms. (AP Photo, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17075363-ex-yugo-army-chief-welcomes-his-acquittalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17075363-ex-yugo-army-chief-welcomes-his-acquittaleuserbiawar-crimesworld-newscrimesyugoslav-national-armySun, 24 Feb 2013 14:31:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Faded and damaged posters depicting Vojislav Seselj, the founder of the ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party, currently on trial for alleged war crimes in The Hague tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, are seen in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Seselj surrendered to the Tribunal voluntarily on February 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)</p><p>Protesters display a flag on the balcony of the congress centre, showing Vojislav Seselj, the founder of the ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party, currently on trial for alleged war crimes in The Hague tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Seselj surrendered to the Tribunal voluntarily on February 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)</p><p>Former Yugoslav army Chief of Staff Col. Gen. Momcilo Perisic speaks at a press conference after arriving at Belgrade Airport, Serbia, Friday, March 1, 2013. U.N. appeals judges on Thursday acquitted the former chief of the Yugoslav National Army of aiding and abetting atrocities by rebel Serbs, including the Srebrenica massacre, by providing them with military aid during the Balkan wars. Gen. Momcilo Perisic, a former close ally of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, had been sentenced to 27 years in 2011 after being convicted of crimes including murder, inhumane acts and persecution. The judges Thursday ordered him freed immediately. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)</p><p>Former Yugoslav army Chief of Staff Col. Gen. Momcilo Perisic, center, enters a press conference after arriving at Belgrade Airport, Serbia, Friday, March 1, 2013. U.N. appeals judges on Thursday acquitted the former chief of the Yugoslav National Army of aiding and abetting atrocities by rebel Serbs, including the Srebrenica massacre, by providing them with military aid during the Balkan wars. Gen. Momcilo Perisic, a former close ally of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, had been sentenced to 27 years in 2011 after being convicted of crimes including murder, inhumane acts and persecution. The judges Thursday ordered him freed immediately. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)</p><p>Former Yugoslav army Chief of Staff Col. Gen. Momcilo Perisic arrives at Belgrade Airport, Serbia, Friday, March 1, 2013. U.N. appeals judges on Thursday acquitted the former chief of the Yugoslav National Army of aiding and abetting atrocities by rebel Serbs, including the Srebrenica massacre, by providing them with military aid during the Balkan wars. Gen. Momcilo Perisic, a former close ally of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, had been sentenced to 27 years in 2011 after being convicted of crimes including murder, inhumane acts and persecution. The judges Thursday ordered him freed immediately. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16869590-kenyan-suspect-asks-icc-to-review-trial-decisionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16869590-kenyan-suspect-asks-icc-to-review-trial-decisioneuwarkenyainternational-criminal-courtworld-newscrimesWed, 6 Feb 2013 15:55:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16844671-bangladesh-protest-calls-for-death-for-war-crimeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16844671-bangladesh-protest-calls-for-death-for-war-crimesbangladeshwar-crimesworld-newsascrimesTue, 5 Feb 2013 04:01:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists participate in a demonstration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The party demanded for scrapping the International Crimes Tribunal in which top Jamaat leaders are facing trials on charges against humanity during the 1971 Independence of war crimes. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists participate in a demonstration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. The party demanded for scrapping the International Crimes Tribunal in which top Jamaat leaders are facing trials on charges against humanity during the 1971 Independence of war crimes. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A banner burns after activists of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami set it on fire to block traffic during a nationwide general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Police clashed for the second day Wednesday with activists from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, which is protesting the conviction of the party's leader Abdul Quader Mollah in a series of killings during the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Pro-government activists and other Bangladeshis gather for a protest to demand the death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday in a series of killings during the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>A Bangladeshi rickshaw driver transports people as a security vehicle patrols during a nationwide general strike, called by Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Police clashed for the second day Wednesday with activists from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, which is protesting the conviction of the party's leader Abdul Quader Mollah in a series of killings during the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>A man shouts slogans as government activists and other Bangladeshi people gather for a protest demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party was Tuesday convicted and sentenced to life in prison in a series of killings during the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Pro government activists and other Bangladeshi people wave Bangladeshi flags as they gather for a protest demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami, leader Abdul Quader Mollah in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party was Tuesday convicted and sentenced to life in prison in a series of killings during the country's 1971 independence war. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists attend a rally to demand executions for people convicted of war crimes involving the nation's independence war in 1971, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The protesters in Dhaka urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to review a verdict sentencing a senior leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami to life in prison for killings and other crimes. The protesters said the life term was not enough as Abdul Quader Mollah was found by a tribunal guilty of five charges, including playing a role in the killing of 381 unarmed civilians. Placards read "we demand death penalty for war criminals," right, and "Liberation war has not ended. Bangladesh will fight again." (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists cycle around an effigy of senior leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami Abdul Quader Mollah during a rally to demand executions for people convicted of war crimes involving the nation's independence war in 1971, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The protesters in Dhaka urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to review a verdict sentencing Mollah to life in prison for killings and other crimes. The protesters said the life term was not enough as he was found by a tribunal guilty of five charges, including playing a role in the killing of 381 unarmed civilians. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p><p>Bangladeshi activists attend a rally to demand executions for people convicted of war crimes involving the nation's independence war in 1971, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The protesters in Dhaka urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to review a verdict sentencing a senior leader of Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami to life in prison for killings and other crimes. The protesters said the life term was not enough as Abdul Quader Mollah was found by a tribunal guilty of five charges, including playing a role in the killing of 381 unarmed civilians. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16637647-charles-taylor-appeals-war-crimes-convictionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16637647-charles-taylor-appeals-war-crimes-convictioneusierra-leonewar-crimestaylorworld-newscrimescharles-taylorTue, 22 Jan 2013 09:02:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, left, appears in court at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, western Netherlands, Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013. Taylor appealed against his conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)</p><p>Former Liberian President Charles Taylor appears in court at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, western Netherlands, Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013. Taylor appealed against his conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone' s brutal civil war. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)</p><p>Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, center rear, two security guards, rear left and right, and Taylor's defense team wait for the start of the court session at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, western Netherlands, Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013. Taylor appealed against his conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone' s brutal civil war. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16617946-bangladesh-war-tribunal-orders-cleric-executedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16617946-bangladesh-war-tribunal-orders-cleric-executedbangladeshwarwar-crimesworld-newsascrimesMon, 21 Jan 2013 06:16:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16609795-sex-is-major-reason-military-commanders-are-firedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16609795-sex-is-major-reason-military-commanders-are-fireduspoliticsmilitarysexcrimesjeffrey-sinclairSun, 20 Jan 2013 00:37:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair. Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan in May 2012 and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and pornography and more, is just one in a long line of commanders whose careers were ended because of possible sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)</p><p>Chart shows number of military commanders losing commands due to personal misconduct</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16469768-un-urged-to-refer-syria-to-war-crimes-courthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16469768-un-urged-to-refer-syria-to-war-crimes-courtunsyriawar-crimessecurity-councilinternational-criminal-courtunited-nations-security-councilworld-newscrimesSat, 12 Jan 2013 00:42:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16045615-icc-rejects-appeal-against-release-of-congolesehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16045615-icc-rejects-appeal-against-release-of-congoleseeuwarcongointernational-criminal-courtworld-newscrimesThu, 20 Dec 2012 17:54:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864723-judges-intl-court-has-jurisdiction-over-gbagbohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864723-judges-intl-court-has-jurisdiction-over-gbagboeuwarinternational-criminal-courtivory-coastworld-newscrimeslaurent-gbagboWed, 12 Dec 2012 15:24:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864545-un-court-convicts-bosnian-serb-of-genocidehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864545-un-court-convicts-bosnian-serb-of-genocideeubosniawar-crimesworld-war-iiworld-newscrimesbosnian-serbbosnian-serb-armyWed, 12 Dec 2012 15:10:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Zdravko Tolimir, right, a former high-ranking Bosnian Serb army officer charged with crimes including genocide in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, crosses himself as he waits for the the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to deliver its judgment in The Hague, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) </p><p>Zdravko Tolimir, left, a former high-ranking Bosnian Serb army officer charged with crimes including genocide in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, crosses himself as he waits for the the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to deliver its judgment in The Hague, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) </p><p>Zdravko Tolimir, a former high-ranking Bosnian Serb army officer charged with crimes including genocide in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, greets members of the court as he waits for the the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to deliver its judgment in The Hague, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) </p><p>Zdravko Tolimir, a former high-ranking Bosnian Serb army officer charged with crimes including genocide in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, takes pen and paper out of his suitcase as he waits for the the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to deliver its judgment in The Hague, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15821867-fbi-hate-crimes-down-slightly-in-2011http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15821867-fbi-hate-crimes-down-slightly-in-2011usfbipoliticshate-crimescrimesMon, 10 Dec 2012 18:10:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15677662-palestinian-war-crimes-case-faces-long-roadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15677662-palestinian-war-crimes-case-faces-long-roadisraelpalestinianswar-crimesworld-newscrimesmlTue, 4 Dec 2012 20:56:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 file photo, construction workers are seen at the E-1 construction site near the West bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, a spokeswoman said Israel is moving forward with plans for two major settlement projects in east Jerusalem, even as a senior Palestinian official warned that his government could pursue war crimes charges if Israel doesn't halt such construction. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)</p>