Torture tape central to lawsuit against UAE sheikh

A video tape shows a member of the UAE royal family allegedly torturing another man.

Hunt for Albinos (1/3) - Re-featured video

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In East Africa treatment of Albinos has turned from discrimination to murder. A black market for Albino bones is flourishing and witch craft using Albino bones for potions to bring instant luck and wealth is fueling the killings and mutilations of Albinos in particular Albino children

Thirteen killed, dozens injured in Baku shooting

At least 13 people are reported dead and more than 20 injured after a shooting incident in the Azerbaijan capital.Local TV reports say two gunmen opened fire in the Baku Oil Academy. One man has been arrested and another is reported to have killed himself.

Cambodia Killing Fields part 1

Cambodia is a country that throws up the most staggering barbed facts that catch the mind and should stick inconveniently in our conscience.After the Khmer Rouge swept to power in 1975 they killed a greater proportion of their own compatriots than any other regime in the 20th century. Watch a preview of "Killing Fields: Long Road to Justice"

Soldiers die in Turkey bombing

They were killed in a roadside blast as they were patrolling an area of the mainly Kurdish south east.

France - gang goes on trial for shocking murder

The Barbarians gang will go on trial in Paris on Wednesday, its leader accused of killing a 23-year-old Jewish phone salesman. Ilan Halimi's torture at the hands of Youssouf Fofana has stirred the spectre of anti-Semitism in France.

Hungarian Roma Protest Killings

Fed up with the spate of killings of their people, Hungarian Romani gypsies are demanding more police protection. A blood stain marks place where a member of Hungary's Roma community was shot and killed by an unknown assailant. His was the seventh Roma death in Hungary in a year and the third fatal shooting targeting the Roma community in the past five months. In March a father and his five year old son were killed as they ran from their home which had been set alight. The incident mirrored a similar attack on a man and woman in November.

The Business of Weapons - Deadly Industry

A recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), revealed that global arms trade has significantly increased in the past five years. We ask if those countries that supply the global arms trade fuel armed conflicts around the world.

Demolition threatens Mid East peace

A growing number of international politicians are warning that already shaky attempts at Israeli-Palestinian peace talks could be dealt a devastating blow by the large number of demolition orders issued by Israel to Palestinian families in East Jerusalem.

Pakistani government targets Taliban

Pakistan security forces have stepped up their campaign against the Taleban, with military fighter jets bombing targets within a 100 km radius of the capital Islamabad. Officials say the aim of the offensive is to eliminate militant hideouts in the north-western district of Buner.

Pakistan's refugee crisis

Thousands of civilians live in refugee camps in Pakistan's Northwest as Taliban crackdown continues.

Massacre in Moscow supermarket

A Moscow police officer who went on a shooting massacre through a supermarket on Monday has caused outrage from human rights activists and lawmakers in Russia, who are calling for stricter gun controls and police reform.

Cult leader escapes jail in helicopter

A major police search is under way on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion after the leader of a cult jailed for sex attacks on children escaped from prison in a helicopter. Juliano Verbard, serving a 15-year term, and two followers, were hauled aboard the aircraft which had been hijacked.

Pakistan Taleban talks 'halted'

Peace talks between the Pakistani government and the Taliban have broken down, with continued fighting between troops and militants in the north of the country, driving many residents away.

Shoot out in Istanbul kills at least two

At least two die and at least seven policemen injured in shootout in Istanbul, Turkey.

Return of violence to Iraq

Is Iraq decending back to violence in the wake of the recent suicide bombing that claimed hundreds of Iraqi lives.

Afghan civilian deaths helps Taliban

The US says the Taliban pose one of the biggest threats there is to world security. Others welcome their version of law and order, which they say brings peace to the areas they control. There've been deals done in Pakistan recently to give the Taliban power in exchange for calm. That and the groups' resurgence in Afghanistan have brought these fundamentalists back into the spotlight

Plea for help lands Chinese in 'black jails'

Some Chinese seeking help from the central government against local injustices are instead ending up in secret detention centres controlled by local politicians. The politicians are believed to arrange for petitioners to be abducted before they reach Beijing to complain, fearing central government investigations that could hurt their reputations.The central government denies the existence of such "black jails"

Professor sought in shootings

Police are searching for a University of Georgia professor after a shooting that left three people dead.

Body parts death two remanded

Two people charged with murdering a man whose dismembered body parts were dumped in two counties have appeared in court. Jeffrey Howe, who was 49 and a kitchen salesman from North London, died from a single stab wound to the back.

Focus on Gaza - Factional violence

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A revealing new report reveals increasing factional violence between Hamas and Fatah. Gazans speak out as reports that they are being used as Israeli informants come out. And with further Jewish settlement expansion in East jerusalem we speak to one family standing firm.

Sri Lanka urged to protect civilians

The United Nations sends its top humanitarian official to push for more protection for civilians trapped in the conflict between rebels and government troops

Afghan police hit by triple blast

Three suicide bombers attack the Kandahar provincial governor's compound.

No safe return for Iraq's 'forgotten people'

Many Iraqis have fled the capital, Baghdad, to areas right across the country, in order to escape the constant bomb attacks and sectarian killings. 

SCREAMERS (Full Movie) History of Genocide

SCREAMERS, A documentary about genocide which features System Of A Down, was released on DVD on April 20. The critically acclaimed film, directed by Carla Garapedian, traces the history of genocide and genocide denial through the atrocities in Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda and Darfur. To coincide with the film's release, Screamers will also be screened by Amnesty International at their Human Rights Centre in London on April 21 and will be presented by vocalist Serj Tankian the following day at Oxford University. "Screamers has caused a strong emotive response everywhere that it's been released," Tankian tells Kerrang!. "I'm looking forward to partaking in the Amnesty Int'l and Oxford University panels when I come over to the UK in April."

Sri Lankan civilians trapped in 'no fire zone'

As the Sri Lankan government confronts the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), between 15,000 and 50,000 civilians are estimated to be trapped in the conflict zone - a four square kilometre pocket of land in the northeast. Some civilians are now in about 40 overcrowded camps after fleeing LTTE-held areas. Thousands more have fled to the frontline coastal village of Puttumattalan, which until earlier this week, was in the so-called "no fire zone".

Blast carnage at shrine in Iraq

Two female suicide bombers have attacked Baghdad's main Shia shrine, killing at least 60 people and injuring 125 others, officials in Iraq say.

Human toll of Sri Lankan conflict rises

A leaked United Nations document says almost 6,500 Tamil civilians have been killed in north-eastern Sri Lanka in the last three months. The UN wants a pause in hostilities so aid can be sent in and people moved to safety.

Police release nail murder x-ray

Australian police release an x-ray of the skull a murdered Chinese immigrant pierced with nails.

Sri Lankans shelter from gunfire

Amateur video on Tamil TV shows some of first shots of the thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire between the warring Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government forces.

Israel rejects alleged war crimes

The Israeli army on Wednesday defended its conduct during the military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, rejecting claims it had violated international law. Inside story asks: How credible is the probe? And who will this internal investigation satisfy?

Dead child in storage facility

The body of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl was found in a storage shed. WJRT's Gabe Gutierrez reports.

5 children blown away while queuing for food in Iraq

AL-Qaeda yesterday launched another suicide bombing attack in Iraq, killing at least 76 people, making it one of the bloodiest days in more than a year in the country. 5 children have been reported dead, while waiting in line to receive food...

Twin blasts kill dozens in Iraq

As US troops signal an evacuation from Iraq, together with the capture of a Al-Qaeda boss, tensions in the area seem to rise. Unbelievable how these attacks are done to militaries offering humanitarian help, distributing food and how children are amongst the dead. How benefits? What's the point? The other attack was inside a mosk... Terrorism for what purpose? I can't see the bottom-line.

Crackdown in Burma

Many more people were killed and detained in the violent government crackdown on monks and other peaceful protesters in September 2007 than the Burmese government has admitted, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. Since the crackdown, the military regime has brought to bear the full force of its authoritarian apparatus to intimidate all opposition, hunting down protest leaders in night raids and defrocking monks.

Al-Qaeda boss captured - Iraq suicide bombings kill scores

Iraqi security officials said they captured one of the most wanted leaders of the Al-Qaeda Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, an arrest that could deliver a significant blow to an intensified campaign of attacks. Suicide bombers have killed more than 70 people in attacks in and around Baghdad today already...

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Gangs and drugs fuel South Africa's crime

Gangs and drugs are major factors contributing to rising crime levels in South Africa, with Cape Town now one of the most violent cities in the world.

McCain rips torture probe

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Sen. John McCain about the possible prosecution of Bush administration officials that approved inhumane torture methods.

Crime in UK rising - theft, burglary and knife mugglings

Video reflecting on the today's UK crime figures published, the first since the economic recession took hold, showing a 5% rise in robberies at knifepoint and 25% increase in personal theft.

Auschwitz remembered but "used" to press Iran

Israel's vice prime-minister responds to Iranian president's inflamattory accusations in Auschwitz, the German death camp in Poland where the Holocaust is remembered by thousands.

US accuses Pakistan to be a "mortal threat" to the world

Is another invasion/war crime creeping through the cracks of public opinion and US's international politics?

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused Pakistan of abdicating to the Taliban by allowing them to control parts of the country.

Mrs Clinton told a congressional panel the situation in Pakistan posed a "mortal threat" to world security.

China's Kidnapped Children

A pervasive and atrocious crime in China... Thousands of Chinese children have been kidnapped, transported to other provinces and sold for profit in a crime authorities seem unable or unwilling to stop.

Mexico El-Paso drug violence report

Report on crime and violence in Juarez, Mexico and its effect on the neighbouring city of El Paso, Texas. The report claims $75 million dollars worth of "narcotics" have been seized by the border patrol, 705 firearms and $15 million dollars in cash.

Somali faces life in prison piracy charges in US

A Somali teen authorities say is the lone survivor of a failed pirate attack faces charges of hostage taking and piracy in a federal court in Manhattan.

Pirates to face Kenyan justice

As the international fight against the crime of piracy continues...France has handed over 11 suspected Somali pirates seized in a naval raid to Kenyan authorities, as Europe ramps up its mission to fight the wave of attacks on shipping in the waters off East Africa.

Iran accuses Israeli leaders of war crimes

Dozens of delegates have walked out of a United Nations conference on racism after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, described Israel as a "racist government".

Suspected WW2 mass grave excavated

German authorities begin excavation work on a site where the remains of 753 Jewish World War Two victims are believed to be buried in a mass grave. This is another remnant of the horrific crime committed against humanity during the holocaust.

People & Power - Witch Trials

People&Power goes to the Central African Republic to investigate how people are still charged with the practice of witch craft.

Civilians in danger amid Sri Lanka battle

The UN has called for a truce to allow civilians to leave a strip of land where the Sri Lankan army is battling Tamil Tiger fighters.

Featured Video: Holocaust documentary by Alfred Hitchcock

Special Featured Video - Holocaust remembrance day...A reminder of the terrible crime committed against mankind.... The Holocaust ..

A Holocaust documentary featuring actual army footage was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock.The British Government had originally deemed it too grisly for release after World War II - yet it was ultimately aired on British television...

Featured video: Ghosts of Rwanda (1/12)

This a special featured video to remember the horrific genocide in Rwanda which took place while the whole world stood idle.

Hutu Racial extremists the Interahamwe systematically slaughtered the Tutsi people as well as non-racist Hutu's. A gruesome, grotesque and deeply powerful documentary which tells of the horrors of the events and of the reaction to mass murder by each major Western government. To turn away, to not care or to pull support from them.

Mungiki massacre in Nyeri

The Mungiki gang, notorious for beheading and mutilating victims, is Kenya's version of the mafia and is involved in extortion and racketeering rings, protection fees, kidnapping and murder, according to police. Clashes between residents and members of an outlawed criminal gang erupted in central Kenya overnight, killing 24 people, police say.

Sri Lankan conflict 'catastrophic'

The Tamil Tigers have accused the Sri Lankan government of shelling innocent civilians and wreaking carnage in its military onslaught on the zone still controlled by the rebels in the far north of the island.

College student charged in slaying possibly linked to Craigslist

A 22-year-old college student in Boston, Massachusetts, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who may have been contacted through a Craigslist ad, police said.

Al-Qaeda suspects 'tortured often'

Memos released by the US reveal that two senior al-Qaeda suspects were waterboarded more than 200 times.Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed planner of the 9/11 attacks, was subjected to the technique 183 times. The method, which simulates drowning, was used on another suspect, Abu Zubaydah, at least 83 times.

Stigma plagues India's 'untouchables'

The issue of caste is a hot topic every time it comes to an election in India
Al Jazeera's Matt Mclure travelled to eastern Uttar Pradesh state to find out how the issue will affect the current political climate.

'Thousands flee' Sri Lanka combat

About 5,000 Sri Lankans have escaped from a Tamil Tiger-held area in the north of the country, the army says.

Two militants, woman killed in India

Indian security forces gun down two militants and a woman said to be members of Pakistan group Lashkar-e-Toiba.

Forgotten Freedom Fighters

In 1961, Nelson Mandela formed the military wing of the ANC to help in the struggle against Apartheid. As South Africans prepare to go to the polls in their fourth general election since the end of Apartheid, Al Jazeera follows a group of former combatants who have stopped waiting for the compensation promised to them by the ANC and have decided to start their own business.

Columbine Attack Remembered 10 Years Later

Ten years after the terrible crime : the infamous mass shooting at Colorado's Columbine High School, school officials, victims and their loved ones are recalling the tragic day and how their lives have changed since then. (April 19)

Palestinians mourn demonstrator's death

Hundreds of Palestinians have marched through the West bank town of Bilin to mourn the death of a Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops during a peaceful protest in what appears to be a reoccurring crime.

Civilians suffer in Sri Lanka conflict

The Sri Lankan government has created a "no-fire" zone in northern Sri Lanka as a refuge for civilians in the ongoing conflict.

Scores orphaned in Israel's war on Gaza

At least 83 children lost both parents and 2,200 lost at least one during Israel's recent war on Gaza. Among them, are the Bashir brothers, whose mother, father and eldest brother were killed by a...

Iran jails journalist as US spy

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Pakistani city welcomes in sharia law

The city of Buner lies in a valley neighbouring Swat in northwestern Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban there say they have replaced corruption and crime, with law and order under sharia, or Islamic ...

Drama at Mumbai terror trial

The sole surviving suspect in last year's terror attacks in Mumbai has retracted his confession on the opening day of his trial. More than 170 people, including nine gunmen, were killed in the attacks in November 2008.

Kidnappings in Mexico

As violence has erupted throughout Mexico between narcotics officers and drug cartels, kidnappings have now also become a prevalent and lucrative crime.

Thai political leader shot

Tentions fueling in Thailand with the assassination attempt on Thai's political leader Sondhi Limthongkul, being shot and injured in an ambush on its way to work.

Sweden's not so sweet

Sweden's paradise shows an increase in criminality. This is a compilation of violent crimes for one day only, April 16, 2009.