“Cases brought before national courts outside Syria, relying on the principle of universal jurisdiction, have led to important convictions of mid- and lower-level perpetrators of war crimes and crimes ...

GENEVA (27 January 2025) – Israel’s intensified military assault against the occupied West Bank marks a dangerous escalation against Palestinians, independent human rights experts* warned today, ...

The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) is alarmed by the imminent execution of two political prisoners in Iran, Behrouz Ehsani, 70, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, both charged with membership in the ...

The errors begin with a rather jaunty announcement by a cabin crew member that the flight from London is ahead of schedule. “You will have plenty of time to make your connecting flight. Take your ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Porirua and Kāpiti Coast areas from 8am today, ...

“We’ve seen that at a statistical level in things like the recent Curia polling which showed people feel we are on the wrong ...

In December, Chainalysis reported that 400 million crypto wallets now have a positive (non-zero) balance. That’s a lot of crypto investors congratulating themselves on their investment decisions! But ...

In a Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment determination, Spud Motors submitted that designing a building for future use was “an absurd cost to put on a current owner”. Lead determinations ...

However, an Ashburton District Council spokesperson said the maintenance of heritage trees on private land has always been ...

The 7.8-magnitude quake struck on 3 February, 1931, at 10.47am and lasted for two-and-a-half minutes, followed by aftershocks ...

Mystery surrounds the identity of a sign bandit in Napier who has been changing dozens of street names into crude words for ...

There was no close approach consent for the work, which is required when work is being done near overhead powerlines, nor a proper risk assessment of the dangers. After an investigation, WorkSafe ...