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February 19, 2019

Pakistan accuses Indian on death row of ‘terrorism’ at UN court

An Indian man on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying committed “terrorist acts” including targeted killings and kidnappings on New Delhi’s orders “to create anarchy”, Islamabad’s lawyers told the UN’s top court on Tuesday. On the second day of…

February 19, 2019

Pakistan tells UN court Indian on death row is a ‘terrorist’

An Indian man on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying committed “terrorist acts” including targeted killings and kidnappings on New Delhi’s orders “to create anarchy”, Islamabad’s lawyers told UN’s top court on Tuesday. Islamabad’s lawyers opened their case on…

February 18, 2019

Death row ‘spy’ in Pakistan must be freed, India tells UN court

Islamabad should be ordered to immediately free an Indian man sentenced to death for alleged spying in Pakistan, India’s lawyers told the UN’s top court Monday, saying his military trial was a “farcical case” based on “malicious propaganda”. The hearing…

February 18, 2019

Death row ‘spy’ in Pakistan ‘must be freed’, India tells UN court

Islamabad should be ordered to free an Indian man sentenced to death for alleged spying in Pakistan, India’s lawyers told the UN’s top court Monday, saying his military trial was a “farcical case” based on “malicious propaganda”. The hearing concerning…

February 18, 2019

India, Pakistan ‘spy’ row heads for UN top court amid tensions

India will on Monday renew its bid to persuade international judges to take an alleged spy off death row in Pakistan, in a controversial court case as fresh bloodshed in Kashmir sends tensions between the neighbours soaring. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav,…

February 16, 2019

India, Pakistan in UN court for death row ‘spy’ case

India will ask the UN’s top court Monday to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row, in a case that could stoke fresh tensions after a deadly attack in Kashmir. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was arrested in…

February 15, 2019

Hague court rules in favor of Ukraine bank in case against Russia

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on Friday found in favour of a Ukrainian bank which had accused Russia of “unlawful expropriation” of its assets in the annexed Crimean peninsula. PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest lender, had filed the massive…

February 15, 2019

World court to rule on Chagos islands row this month

The International Court of Justice said Friday it will give its view later this month on a bitter dispute between Britain and Mauritius over the Chagos islands, home to a joint US military base. Judges at the UN’s top court…

February 15, 2019

Dutch ministers hold ‘intensive’ talks with Air France-KLM boss

Two top Dutch ministers held “intensive” talks Friday with Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith on KLM’s future in the Franco-Dutch alliance, as a question mark hung over the position of the Dutch arm’s chief executive. The Dutch government has thrown…