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Blood stains are seen at a detention centre for mainly African migrants that was hit by an airstrike in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Libya. (Reuters/Ismail Zitouny)

UN envoy on migrants criticises ‘blindness’ of EU on Libya

The EU’s leadership team must renew pressure on Libyan authorities to come up with an alternative to this system of arbitrary detention

Khmer Rouge trial rocked by second resignation

Cambodia’s war crimes court has been rocked by the second resignation of an international judge amid a row over whether to pursue more regime members.

Slow road to justice in Khmer Rouge trial

The fading memories and illnesses of witnesses and accused in Cambodia’s historic Khmer Rouge trial is prolonging the justice process.

Khmer Rouge trial sees chief defend regime in video

Khmer Rouge trial sees chief defend regime in video

A top Khmer Rouge leader on trial in Cambodia has been confronted with dramatic footage in which he defends the regime’s bloody purges.

Fruits of tourism sweeten a bitter legacy

Fruits of tourism sweeten a bitter legacy

Cambodia and Vietnam, both emerging from a violent past, are intent on building a prosperous future.

Khmer Rouge leaders resist genocide trial

Khmer Rouge leaders resist genocide trial

Pressure from the Cambodian prime minister to limit its scope and donor fatigue are hobbling the process of bringing leaders to book for war crimes.

Khmer Rouge jail chief asks for ‘strictest punishment’

The Khmer Rouge’s main jail chief told a war crimes court on Wednesday he would like the "strictest level of punishment" — even death by stoning.

Judges grill Khmer Rouge prison chief

Judges at Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court grilled the former prison chief of the Khmer Rouge regime on Thursday about his notorious jail.

Khmer Rouge prison chief ‘gave all for revolution’

The Khmer Rouge’s prison chief on Monday told Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court that he had ”sacrificed everything” for the revolution.

Khmer Rouge head of state appeals for bail

The head of state under Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge appealed to be released from detention on Friday ahead of his trial at the UN-backed war crimes court.

Killing Fields torturer asks for bail after admitting guilt

Lawyers for the former chief torturer of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge on Wednesday requested his release from prison.

Slow progress in Killing Fields torturer’s trial

Cambodia’s ”Killing Fields” tribunal on Wednesday ploughed through lists of witnesses set to testify in the first trial of a senior Khmer Rouge cadre

Cambodia readies for first Khmer Rouge trial

Cambodia’s United Nations-backed war crimes court on Monday made final preparations for its long-awaited first public trial of a Khmer Rouge leader.

Master Indonesian statesperson Alatas dies

Ali Alatas, hailed for brokering the historic 1991 peace settlement to end the war with Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, has died of a heart attack.

Indonesian diplomat and peace negotiator dies

Ali Alatas, one of Indonesia’s most widely respected foreign ministers, has died. He was 76.

Cambodia quietly marks Pol Pot’s death

Cambodia on Tuesday quietly marked the 10-year anniversary of Khmer Rouge dictator Pol Pot’s death, amid fears that time is running out to try ageing regime leaders before a…

Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan charged

Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan was formally detained and charged on Monday with war crimes and crimes against humanity by Cambodia’s United Nations-backed genocide…

What’s in a name? Burma vs Myanmar

Burma or Myanmar? As the military regime has cracked down on pro-democracy protests in the Asian country this week, a war of words has flared again over what to call the troubled…

Khmer Rouge ‘Brother Number Two’ faces court

Khmer Rouge ”Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, Pol Pot’s top surviving henchman, was arrested on Wednesday at his house on the Thai border and taken to Phnom Penh to face the United…

‘You’ve gotta think, think BIG’

Who is George Bush? A gaffe-ridden buffoon? The man who confronts the evildoers? Or is he Bush as Bush sees himself, the decider, a leader who makes the hard choices and sticks…