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US has limited leverage in pushing for ceasefire to end Israel-Hamas war, analyst says

Israel-Hamas war

Airstrikes in Lebanon and Iran have killed two top leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas. The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with Steven Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about possible regional escalation.

A woman stands at a memorial.

25 years after Srebrenica massacre, int’l crimes are still difficult to prosecute

Justice
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in this handout picture provided by SANA on February 10, 2017, Syria.

Lack of political will stands in the way of bringing Assad to court

Conflict
The temporary monument "Pillar of Shame" in Berlin commemorated the 1995 mass murder in Srebrenica.

Serbia is finally seeking those responsible for the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica

Justice
The barbed wire fence surrounding the labor camp at Auschwitz I. Johann Breyer says that he worked here as a guard during World War II and not at the nearby gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

After years in obscurity, a Philadelphia man stands accused as a Holocaust collaborator

Conflict & Justice
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A journalist who covered the Bosnian war testifies in war crimes trial of a key Serb commander

Conflict & Justice

The brutal war in Bosnia ended nearly 20 years ago. But at the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague the conflict is still being dissected in detail.
At the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, the prosecution has wrapped. Now for the defence.

‘The Butcher of Bosnia’ refuses to testify for a former ally at The Hague

Conflict & Justice

Former Bosnian military commander Ratko Mladic came face-to-face with the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, for the first time in two decades at a criminal court in the Hague. But he refused to testify for his old ally.

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A Look at Major Topics Ahead of the UN General Assembly

Conflict & Justice

Colum Lynch of the Washington Post gives anchor Marco Werman a preview of this year’s UN gathering. One topic that’s sure to be on the agenda? Syria.

Kenya's Deputy President Ruto sits in courtroom before trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. (Photo: REUTERS/Michael Kooren)

The Trial of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto Starts With an Ominous Warning

Conflict & Justice

The trial of Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, and his boss, president Uhuru Kenyatta, are accused of orchestrating violence that followed disputed elections six years ago. It’s the first time serving leaders have been called to account.

>Seni Felić took his seven-year-old son, Venice to Sarajevo, Bosnia for the first time this year. Felić says he wants Venice to learn more about his Bosnian roots. (Photo Courtesy of Seni Felić).

Bosnian Refugees Reflect on Syrian Civil War

Conflict & Justice

For Bosnian refugees who have found a home in the US, the debate over Syria is very familiar. So are the stories of refugees fleeing their homes. We hear from Bosnian refugees living in California about the crisis in Syria.

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