Topic: International Court of Justice

Reporters on the Job

Russians hail Georgia deal as big win

This week's deal to end the Russia-Georgia war may drive wedge between US and EU.

World

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about US convictions of foreign citizens, international sports competition, and spay and neuter laws.

USA

Showdown over a Texas execution

The state plans to execute a Mexican national on Aug. 5, despite objections of the World Court.

Why Thai-Cambodian temple dispute lingers

Each side has domestic reasons to prolong the conflict.

Cambodian and Thai forces nearly exchange fire amid temple standoff

Troops from Cambodia and Thailand have been amassing around Preah Vihear, an ancient temple claimed by both countries. UNESCO recently granted Cambodia's application for World Heritage Site status for the site.

USA

Dutch court upholds U.N. immunity in genocide case

Plaintiffs plan to appeal, saying peacekeepers failed to protect their relatives in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

A less deferential high court

Key decisions of this term show a willingness of some justices to reject political leaders' judgments.

Israeli settlers' attack on Palestinian family captured on video

The recording's release comes as the UN Security Council prepares to discussa resolution demanding the halt of Israeli settlement construction.

Lobster: U.S.-Canada turf war set to resume

Competing claims over Machias Seal Island may collapse the lobster industry there.

World

Supreme Court rules against Bush in death-row case

A 6-to-3 majority said the president can't order a state court to abide by an international court ruling.

On Ecuador's border, FARC rebels visit often

The Ecuadorean Army says it destroyed 47 FARC camps in its territory last year. On Friday, Latin American leaders backed away from a war.

Suicide bombing revives Israeli push to finish its wall

The Palestinian attack on Monday has prompted many to say the wall should extend to the border between Israel and Egypt.