http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2012, UN News Centre http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/media/nslogo.gif http://www.un.org/news 140 Latest from the UN News Service http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41175&Cr=caribbean&Cr1= Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST An increasing crime rate is threatening economies and livelihoods in Caribbean countries, states a new United Nations report that calls for the right mix of policies and programmes to tackle the problem. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41158&Cr=ICTY&Cr1= Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today sentenced a member of a legal team defending a Bosnian Serb to 12 months' imprisonment for contempt of the court. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41152&Cr=icj&Cr1= Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, today elected a new President and Vice-President, who will each serve a term of three years. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41140&Cr=icj&Cr1= Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany's immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41135&Cr=cambodia&Cr1= Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41113&Cr=lebanon&Cr1= Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations-backed independent tribunal set up to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri announced today that it will try four men accused of carrying out the crime in absentia. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41108&Cr=afghan&Cr1= Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Public perception of the police in Afghanistan has improved over the past three years with the proportion of Afghans expressing personal respect for the country's law enforcement rising to 81 per cent, an eight-point increase since last year, according to a United Nations-funded survey. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41094&Cr=icty&Cr1= Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today accepted the plea agreement filed in the contempt of court trial of Jelena Rašic, who was accused of procuring false statements from witnesses in exchange for money. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41025&Cr=kenya&Cr1= Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST The recent ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) requiring four prominent Kenyans to stand trial for crimes against humanity allegedly committed in late 2007 represents a significant step towards a peaceful future in the country, the Court's prosecutor said today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41004&Cr=kenya&Cr1= Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST The International Criminal Court (ICC) today ruled that four prominent Kenyans, including the deputy prime minister, are to stand trial for crimes against humanity and other offences allegedly committed following general elections in late 2007.