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The ICC has publicly indicted 68 people. Proceedings against 35 are ongoing: 31 are at large as fugitives and four are on trial. Proceedings against 33 have been completed: three are serving sentences, seven have finished sentences, four have been acquitted, seven have had the charges against them dismissed, four have had the charges against them withdrawn, and eight have died before the ...
The tsunami is known as the Hawaii April Fools' Day Tsunami because it happened on 1 April and many people thought it was an April Fool's Day prank. The result was the creation of a tsunami warning system known as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), established in 1949 for the countries of Oceania. 1946: Nankai, Japan: 1946 Nankai earthquake
A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
The Darfur genocide is the systematic killing of ethnic Darfuri people which has occurred during the war in Darfur. [82] The genocide, which is being carried out against the Fur , Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, has led the International Criminal Court to indict several people for crimes against humanity , rape , forced transfer and torture .
More than 150 tsunamis have hit California’s shore since 1800. Most were barely noticeable, but a few have caused fatalities or significant damage. The most destructive tsunami to hit California ...
A beach village was reported to have been "wiped out", killing at least 14 people after the earthquake had sent residents fleeing for higher ground. [4] Large numbers of American Samoans were said to have been left injured or homeless. [11] Confirmed death tolls rose to 22 people, with many people still missing in the villages of Leone and Pago ...
People who have been convicted by a domestic court or international tribunal of the crime of genocide, or related crimes, such as attempted genocide, incitement to commit genocide, aiding and abetting genocide, and so forth. For people convicted of crimes against humanity, see Category:People convicted of crimes against humanity.
A Whatcom County resident survived the deadliest tsunami in recorded history when she was just 13 years old. Now, 19 years after the disaster, she’s telling her story. Monica Connelly was ...