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Can Video Games Turn You Into a War Criminal?

By Theunis BatesNov 26th 2009 – 12:48PM

LONDON (Nov. 26) -- On Black Friday, geeks across America will head to electronics stores in search of discounted video games. But they should pick carefully. Take home a violent game, and they could be playing with war crimes. According to a new study by two Swiss human rights groups, TRIAL and Pro Juventute, many...

A War Crimes Trial Opens Without Defendant

By Dana ChivvisOct 27th 2009 – 11:13AM

The trial of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader on trial for war crimes in The Hague, has begun without him, the latest attempt by the court to advance a case beset by delays. Karadzic, who is representing himself at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, on Tuesday refused to show up...

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