war crimes

Rebels in Syria call boy's beheading a 'mistake'.

The video that emerged on social media showed a visibly frightened boy lying in the back of a truck alongside what appeared to be several rebel fighters.

UN: Islamic State destruction of heritage sites a war crime

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in Bonn, noted the Islamic State's destruction of the ancient city of Hatra in Iraq and expressed "deep concern" about the Syrian archaeological gem of Palmyra, which the group captured in May. 

Both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

"Intentional attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes and historic monuments may amount to war crimes," the committee said in a resolution it adopted.

Rwandan general refuses extradition to Spain from UK

Emmanuel Karenzi Karake is accused by Spain of war crimes. He was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Saturday by British police acting on a European warrant.

Judge Quentin Purdy said a full extradition hearing would be held starting on Oct. 29. The judge granted Karake conditional bail and said he would be released from police custody after meeting several court-ordered conditions, including posting bail of 1 million pounds ($1.57 million).

VIDEO: Both sides may be guilty of war crimes - Gaza report

Both Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers quickly rejected the report's findings, which said Palestinian militants targeted civilians in their rocket attacks, while Israeli forces likely used "disproportionate" force in civilian areas of the Gaza Strip - both identified by the UN committee as potential war crimes.