A military jury at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell sentenced US Army First Lt. Michael Behenna to 25 years in prison after convicting him of the murder and assault of an Iraqi detainee.
Police in Bangladesh charged more than 1,000 members of the Bangladesh Rifles in last week’s mutiny, which killed dozens of top officers, including the force’s commander.
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said he would support the imposition of a “moderate” form of sharia law as part of a cease-fire agreement with the country’s insurgents.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced former priest Emmanuel Rukundo to 25 years imprisonment Feb. 27 after convicting him of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Security forces in Madagascar’s capital fired teargas to disperse looters after an anti-government protest. Civil unrest has left 125 dead since the protest campaign began in January.
Russia and Denmark met in Moscow to discuss rival claims to Arctic waters opened by the shrinking of the ice cap—with a estimated 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30% of undiscovered gas.
After Obama took office, the Washington Post announced: “Bush’s ‘War’ On Terror Comes to a Sudden End.” Does this mean World War 4 Report has outlived its mission?
Bloody clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Upper Nile state has renewed fears that the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement is breaking down.
The Committee to Protect Journalists protested the arrest of Sri Lanka newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vidyatharan on charges of collaboration with the Tamil Tigers, calling it part of a pattern of repression.
India’s Border Security Force remains on high alert after a two-day mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles left scores dead. Unconfirmed reports in the Indian press link the mutiny to Pakistani intelligence.
A young Tibetan monk was shot by Chinese police after he set himself on fire on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, at a market in Sichuan province’s Ngaba prefecture. It is not known if he is alive or dead.
Suspected al-Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is to be tried in US federal court, following the unsealing of an indictment. Al-Marri’s habeas corpus petition is pending before the Supreme Court.
