Lottie Hamer recently graduated from Sussex University with a BA in International Relations and Philosophy. She is an editorial intern at oD's terrorism section.
Tariq Aziz, former deputy prime minister and aide to Saddam Hussein, was sentenced on Wednesday to fifteen years imprisonment for the killing of 42 merchants in 1992 who allegedly exploited
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant on Wednesday for the arrest of Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir for crimes against humanity. Laurence Blairon, spokeswoman for the ICC tribunal,
Barack Obama has pledged to send 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan as part of plans to reinforce security in Afghanistan and reassess military operations in the country, marking one
An offensive launched in December and backed by the UN as a bid to rid the Democratic Republic of Congo of LRA rebels has taken a disastrously heavy toll on
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees has reported that aid planned for a Palestinian refugee camp was seized by Hamas police earlier today. According to
Hundreds of civilians have been killed and more than 1,100 injured over the past fortnight in intense fighting between the Sri Lankan military and Tamil Tiger rebels, according to
The trials of five men charged with plotting the 11 September attacks has been suspended by a military judge after Barack Obama requested the halting of all military trials at
As the conflict in Gaza reaches its twentieth day Israeli forces continue the offensive, pushing into the border of Gaza City. The number of Palestinians killed in the conflict has
In a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday morning Gordon Brown announced the withdrawal of British troops in a joint statement with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. Military operations in Iraq
Condoleezza Rice has met with Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari to urge a "robust response" from Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. The objective
Dozens of people are still being held hostage after Mumbai was struck by terror attacks last night. Hostages were taken in the Taj and Oberoi hotels in a series of