Italy’s interior minister says a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because of his “social dangerousness”.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed its surprise at the Italian authorities' release of the head of the Judicial Police, Osama Njeem, after his arrest at the ICC's request. ICC said in a ...

Italy's government said Thursday a Libyan police chief arrested on a war crimes warrant was flown home after a court found no basis to detain him -- and he was too dangerous to remain.

The ICC warrant accused al-Masri of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Mitiga prison in Libya starting in 2015 that are punishable with life in prison. The ICC said he was accused ...

Italy's interior minister has told lawmakers that he ordered the expulsion of a Libyan warlord sought by the International Criminal Court due to security concerns.

Osama Elmasry Njeem, also known as Osama Almasri Njeem, was detained on Sunday in Turin under an arrest warrant issued by The Hague-based International Criminal Court , which said he was suspected of ...

Osama Elmasry Njeem faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over his role in running notorious prison ...

Opposition parties demand explanation after Osama Almasri Najim, suspected of murder, rape and torture, released from prison ...

Italy's release of ICC-indicted Libyan warlord Ossama al-Masri has sparked backlash from opposition and civil society, who ...

Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the ...

"We live in terror," whispers Layla over the phone so nobody can hear. She fled Sudan with her husband and six children early last ...

Opposition parties and NGOs are demanding the Italian government explain why the director of Libya's notorious Mitiga prison ...