Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the former Libyan dictator, appeared in a court today. One of the last remaining symbols of his father's regime, Qaddafi is caught in a weird legal nexus between the country's new government and the international criminal court.
With more than half the votes counted in Kenya's presidential election, Uhuru Kenyatta holds a commanding lead over his rival and current boss, despite the fact he will soon find himself at the Hague.
Almost 10 years to the day after its creation, the International Criminal Court handed out its first-ever prison sentence on Tuesday, giving a 14-year jail term to former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga.
Charles Taylor, the first head of state to be convicted of international war crimes since World War II, was given a 50 year prison sentence for his role in the atrocities during Sierra Leone's brutal civil war.
Wanted by both the International Criminal Court and the Libyan government, Col. Muammar Qaddafi's only living son Saif al-Islam looks to be trying his hardest to surrender to the former before the latter catches him.
International Criminal Court disputes claims made by France and England.
On Obama and gay marriage, bringing Assad to the Hague and Chavez's health
Documents reveal the Libyan leader's orders for slaughtering his people
The ICC is building a crimes against humanity case against the Libyan leader
ICC prosecutor says they and intelligence chief committed crimes against humanity
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