War crimes
After UN setback, Abbas to apply to join International Criminal Court
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is to apply immediately to join the International Criminal Court, senior officials said Dec. 31, after the U.N. Security Council rejected a resolution on ending the Israeli occupation.
CIA tortured suspects 'until the point of death': Report
The CIA tortured al-Qaeda suspects "until the point of death" by drowning them in water-filled baths, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported on Sept. 8, ahead of the publication of a U.S. Senate report on interrogation techniques.
CIA concedes it spied on US Senate investigators, apologizes
The CIA has conceded that it had improperly monitored computers used by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in an investigation of interrogation tactics and secret prisons for terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.