UK: 7 men convicted of sex crimes against girls May 14th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Seven men were convicted in London on Tuesday for sexually abusing underage girls, including one who was just 11, by plying them with alcohol and drugs before forcing them to commit sex acts. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : convicted, crimes, against, girls, Top Keywords

Local police grapple with response to cybercrimes Apr 13th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (AP) - If a purse with $900 is stolen, the victim probably would call the police. If a computer hacker steals $900 from that same person's bank account, what then? Call the police? Could they even help? (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : local, police, grapple, response, cybercrimes, Top Keywords

Afghan women in Kabul prison over 'moral' crimes Apr 9th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) KABUL (AP) - Lost and alone in a strange city Mariam called the only person she knew, her husband's cousin. She worried he wouldn't help her because she had left her home in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, fleeting to the capit... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghan, women, kabul, prison, 'moral', crimes, Top Keywords

Most women at Kabul prison accused of moral crimes Apr 9th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The 21-year-old Afghan woman said she fled her abusive husband only to be raped at gunpoint by a stranger who was supposed to help her. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : most, women, kabul, prison, accused, moral, crimes, Top Keywords

Bosnia: Man sentenced to 45 years for war crimes Mar 29th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - 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 ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bosnia, sentenced, years, crimes, accused, moral, crimes, Top Keywords

Rwandan warlord pleads not guilty of Congo crimes Mar 26th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Rwandan-born warlord known as "The Terminator" insisted Tuesday he is innocent of charges including murder, rape, pillaging and using child soldiers in eastern Congo at his first appearance before the Interna... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rwandan, warlord, pleads, guilty, congo, crimes, crimes, Top Keywords

UN panel says Syria war crimes should go to trial Feb 18th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - A United Nations commission on Monday said fighters on both sides in Syria's civil war have committed atrocities and should be brought to justice, while European Foreign Ministers extended an arms embargo on the country in hopes it... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : panel, says, syria, crimes, should, trial, crimes, Top Keywords

U.N. says has list of Syrian war crimes suspects Feb 18th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrians in "leadership positions" who may be responsible for war crimes have been identified, along with units accused of perpetrating them, United Nations investigators said on Monday. Both government forces and armed re... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : says, list, syrian, crimes, suspects, trial, crimes, Top Keywords

Bangladeshis demand death for war crimes convict Feb 16th, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - For many in Bangladesh, the "V'' for victory sign was more than they could bear. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bangladeshis, demand, death, crimes, convict, trial, crimes, Top Keywords

Vatican sex crimes prosecutor seeks transparency Feb 6th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's new sex crimes prosecutor has insisted on the need for transparency about the church's failures to protect children from sex abuse by priests. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vatican, crimes, prosecutor, seeks, transparency, trial, crimes, Top Keywords