QUEZON City, Philippines, July 2 (Eagle News) — House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said he plans to join the Philippines delegation to The Hague by next week to defend the country’s claim over disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. Belmonte said that he wanted to witness the oral arguments that presented by the Philippine panel against the China’s claim over the disputed territory. The scheduled oral defense will be held at the Permanent Court […]
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Congolese warlord jailed for brutal machete attack
The international Criminal Court in The Hague sentenced Congolese militia leader with imprisonment for 12 years for “crimes against humanity” for 2003 Bogoro village attack (Reuters) — Congolese warlord Germain Katanga was given a 12 year sentence on Friday by the International Criminal Court for his part in an ethnically motivated attack more than a decade ago in which the victims were “carved” limb from limb. The attack took place when the ethnic Hema inhabitants […]





