Mar 3rd, 2009 · The International Criminal Court is expected to announce whether it will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for possible war crimes in Darfur. The court prosecutor alleges that Bashir was the mastermind behind the genocide. Bashir denies the charges.
Dec 26th, 2008 · Although Ari Folman's father warned him not to create the animated film about Israeli involvement in a massacre during the 1982 Lebanon war, the filmmaker did so anyway, in part to dissuade teenagers from going to war. To Folman's surprise, it was embraced by the Israeli government.
Dec 24th, 2008 · Ari Folman's animated memoir explores the legacy — for a soldier and for his comrades — of Israel's 1982 incursion into Lebanon, which eventually led to the massacre of refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps.
Jun 9th, 2008 · Alternately known as the "Pablo Escobar of the Middle East" and a U.S. allied freedom fighter, federal agents arrested Noorzai on heroin trafficking charges in 2005. His case goes before a New York judge Wednesday.
Jun 14th, 2006 · Abu Bakar Bashir, a militant Islamic cleric, walks out of an Indonesian prison after serving 26 months for conspiracy in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings. Some consider him the most dangerous man in South Asia. Others say evidence against Bashir was weak.