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| U.N. calls for special court to prosecute Sri Lanka war crimes | |  By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Sri Lankan state forces and Tamil Tiger rebels "most likely" committed war crimes including mass killings of civilians during their conflict that should be prosecuted by a special court with international judges, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Despite pledges by the new government of President Maithripala Sirisena to prosecute perpetrators, the criminal justice system was not up to the huge task alone, said the long-delayed report by the U.N. human rights office.
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| Yemeni government returns to Aden after months in exile - spokesman | | | By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah returned to the southern port of Aden on Wednesday in a step towards restoring a government on home soil after months of working from exile with Gulf Arab allies to fight againt Houthi control of the country. Government spokesman Rajeh Badi said Bahah, who is also vice president, was accompanied by seven ministers when he arrived in Aden, which loyalist fighters backed by Saudi-led troops recaptured from Houthi forces in July. "Khaled Bahah and the ministers who arrived with him are in Aden to stay permanently," Badi said. |
| "How is this justice? My life is not worth $2,000," says acid survivor | | | By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A victim of acid violence in India can expect to wait between five and 10 years on average for justice to be done, according to research by legal experts on Wednesday. The study, facilitated by TrustLaw, the pro bono legal service of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, analysed 55 cases of acid violence in India and found that only nine victims received compensation, ranging from 50,000 rupees ($750) to 5 million rupees ($75,000). Here is her story as told to the Thomson Reuters Foundation: I was 21 years old and was working at a dancer at a hotel in Delhi when it happened. |
| India's acid attack victims face long wait for justice | | | By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India has one of the highest rates of acid violence in the world, yet a backlog of criminal cases means it can take up to a decade for courts to reach a judgment and most victims receive no compensation, legal experts said on Wednesday. Globally, there are as many as 1,500 recorded acid attacks each year with more than 1,000 cases estimated to occur in India alone. The majority of victims are women, attacked over domestic or land disputes, a rejected marriage proposal or spurned sexual advances, the report said. |
| Global beer leader AB InBev to make offer for rival SABMiller | |  LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev , the world's biggest beer maker, has approached rival SABMiller about a takeover that would form a brewing colossus that makes around a third of the beer drunk globally. It would combine AB InBev's dominance of Latin America with SABMiller's strong presence in Africa, both fast-growing markets, as well as strengthening their position in Asia. Britain-based SABMiller, the world's No. 2 brewer, said on Wednesday that it had been informed by its bigger Belgian rival that it intended to make a proposal but it did not have any further information about the terms.
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