Appeals judges sentenced two members of Hezbollah to life imprisonment in the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Appeals judges at a U.N.-appointed tribunal sentenced two members of the Hezbollah militant group to life imprisonment for their roles in the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and the deaths of 21 others in Beirut 17 years ago.
The sentencing on Thursday, like the trial, occurred in absentia, since the two convicted men, Hassan Oneissi, now known as Hassan Issa, and Hassan Habib Merhi, remain at large.
The International Court of Justice heard testimony on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of Palestinian territories.
The ruling is the first of two that are expected this week from a decade of conflict-turned-war between Russia and Ukraine.
Nine staff were immediately identified and terminated. Two were still being identified; one was confirmed dead.
Justices at The Hague granted South Africa's request for provisional measures against the Israeli military in Gaza.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
