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Sri Lanka eyes $3.5bn post-war tourism boom INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka eyes $3.5bn post-war tourism boom

Sri Lanka aims to make a record $3.5bn from tourism this year on the back of its improved rights record under a new government after years of ethnic war, its tourism minister said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Chad's ex-leader Habre gets life in prison for atrocities INTERNATIONAL

Chad's ex-leader Habre gets life in prison for atrocities

Former Chad president Hissene Habre, a Cold War ally of the West, was convicted on Monday of war crimes and crimes against humanity for ordering the killing and torture of thousands of political opponents during his eight-year rule.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
ICC confirms 70 charges against Ugandan LRA rebel leader INTERNATIONAL

ICC confirms 70 charges against Ugandan LRA rebel leader

War crimes judges Wednesday confirmed 70 charges against notorious Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen for crimes committed in Uganda, including keeping sex slaves and recruiting child soldiers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lanka's ex-regime slams UN rights chief's 'joke' visit INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka's ex-regime slams UN rights chief's 'joke' visit

Ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse's brother denounced the UN human rights chief's visit to Sri Lanka as a "big joke", as the former regime stepped up opposition to a UN-backed war-crimes probe.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lankan nationalists protest UN rights chief's visit on war crimes INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lankan nationalists protest UN rights chief's visit on war crimes

Hundreds of hardline nationalists gathered outside the United Nations' office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday to protest against a visit by the UN human rights chief who will assess Sri Lanka's progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lankan president promises impartial war crimes investigation INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lankan president promises impartial war crimes investigation

Sri Lanka's president said he would abide by a UN resolution calling for a credible war crimes tribunal to investigate allegations of atrocities in the country's war against Tamil separatists.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh upholds death sentence for top Islamist leader

Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death sentence for the leader of the country's largest Islamist party for crimes during its 1971 independence struggle, paving the way for his execution within months.

4:45 AM November 25 2016