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Four members of the ICC were held in Zintan since June 7 after travelling there to help prepare Seif al-Islam's defence
Gambian war crimes lawyer Fatou Bensouda takes the oath
Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2011
Robert Jack, 13, poses at Camp Scheffling in Monrovia in 2003
Charles Taylor was a driving force behind Sierra Leone's decade-long war
A trial chamber today unanimously sentenced Charles Taylor to 50 years in jail
Charles Taylor was a driving force behind Sierra Leone's decade-long war
A trial chamber today unanimously sentenced Charles Taylor to 50 years in jail
Charles Taylor was a driving force behind Sierra Leone's decade-long war
Charles Taylor was a driving force behind Sierra Leone's decade-long war
A trial chamber today unanimously sentenced Charles Taylor to 50 years in jail
Ratko Mladic was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, pictured right, is charged with crimes against humanity
Former millitia chief Germain Katanga
Ratko Mladic was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia
Bosnians demonstrate outside the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague
Ratko Mladic was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia
Bosnians demonstrate outside the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague
Ratko Mladic was charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia
Bosnian Muslim women, survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, watch a television broadcast of the first day of trial
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ICC team in Kigali to transfer DR Congo rebel boss

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 21, 2013 17:31 EDT
Experts from the International Criminal Court have arrived in Kigali to help transfer Democratic Republic of Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda to the Netherlands to face trial, a US official said.
 

DR Congo rebel transfer won't bring peace

by Helen Vesperini  AFP Global Edition
Mar 21, 2013 17:12 EDT
The transfer to the International Criminal Court of warlord Bosco Ntaganda would be a blow against impunity but will not fundamentally change the situation in eastern DR Congo, analysts say.
 

UN to launch Syria chemical weapons inquiry

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 21, 2013 14:26 EDT
The United Nations will investigate whether chemical weapons have been used in the Syria conflict, UN leader Ban Ki-Moon announced Thursday.
 

Ex-president Gbagbo's party to boycott I.Coast local poll

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 21, 2013 13:15 EDT
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo's party announced Thursday it would boycott the regional and local elections scheduled for April 21, saying the vote would not be fair.
 

Rwanda backs DR Congo rebel transfer to trial: Kagame

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 21, 2013 06:35 EDT
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday all support would be given to ensure the swift extradition of Democratic Republic of Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court.
 

DR Congo warlord 'to be taken to The Hague within days'

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 18:16 EDT
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, who turned himself in at the US embassy in Rwanda for extradition to the International Criminal Court, will be transferred to The Hague within days, the court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
 

ICC 'will not drop charges' against Kenya's Kenyatta

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 18:05 EDT
The International Criminal Court will not drop the crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, The Hague-based court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
 

ICC 'will not drop charges' against Kenya's president-elect

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 16:38 EDT
The International Criminal Court will not drop the crimes against humanity charges against Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, The Hague-based court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
 

ICC officials en route to collect DR Congo warlord: US

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 12:28 EDT
International Criminal Court officials are travelling to Rwanda to collect Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, who is holed up in the US embassy there, a top American diplomat said Wednesday.
 

US expects Rwanda to let DR Congo warlord leave

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 15:02 EDT
Washington is working to send a DR Congo warlord holed up in the US embassy in Rwanda to the International Criminal Court and expects he will be given safe passage, a US official said Tuesday.
 

ICC wants DR Congo warlord after shock surrender

by Charles Onians  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 08:58 EDT
The International Criminal Court (ICC) called Tuesday for the swift transfer of wanted DR Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda to The Hague after his shock surrender to the US embassy in Kigali.
 

ICC welcomes DR Congo rebel's surrender, seeks transfer

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 05:11 EDT
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday welcomed wanted DR Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda's surrender to the US embassy in Kigali and said they wanted him transferred to The Hague as soon as possible.
 

Eurozone says ditch Cyprus tax grab on smallest accounts

by Charlie Charalambous  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 19:11 EDT
The eurozone told Cyprus on Monday to ditch the part of a hugely controversial 5.8-billion-euro grab on savings that stung even the smallest of account holders in exchange for a 10-billion-euro sovereign bailout deal, according to a statement issued after a conference call.
 

Wanted DR Congo rebel surrenders to US embassy in Kigali

by Stephanie Aglietti  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 16:47 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, US and Rwandan officials said Monday.
 

Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 16:25 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, on Monday surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali.
 

Wanted DRCongo rebel asking for ICC transfer: US

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 14:06 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda surrendered early Monday to the US embassy in Kigali and has asked to be sent to the International Criminal Court, a US official said.
 

Kenyatta's lawyer urges ICC to drop case

by Jan Hennop  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 13:35 EDT
Kenya president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers argued Monday that the International Criminal Court should dismiss crimes against humanity charges against him over post-2007 election violence.
 

ICC-wanted DR Congo rebel surrenders to US embassy in Kigali

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 12:48 EDT
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda's foreign minister said Monday.
 

Kenyatta to ask war crimes court to drop case

by Jan Hennop  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 08:21 EDT
Lawyers for Kenya's president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta are to argue Monday that the International Criminal Court should dismiss crimes against humanity charges against him over post-2007 election violence.
 

Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 17, 2013 15:03 EDT
Bosco Ntaganda, the Congolese rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for a raft of war crimes, is a feared military commander believed to run a vast extortion empire in the mineral-rich east of the country.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

The Hague
's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
—  Municipality  —
The Hague skyscrapers seen from the 'Plein', with statue of William the Silent

Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Residentiestad (Residential City), Hofstad (Court city)
Coordinates: 52°5′N 4°19′E / 52.083°N 4.317°E / 52.083; 4.317
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Area (2006)
 - Municipality98.20 km2 (37.9 sq mi)
 - Land82.66 km2 (31.9 sq mi)
 - Water15.54 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population (31 may 2009)
 - Municipality485,818
 - Density5,894/km2 (15,265.4/sq mi)
 - Urban1,011,459
 - Metro1,406,000
 - Randstad6,659,300
 - DemonymHagenaar or Hagenees
 Source: denhaag.nl.
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)