Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 – An International Security Assistance Force helicopter crew survived after their aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan today, military officials reported.
3 February 2012 – The appeals chamber of the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying cases of mass murder and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime today sentenced the former head of a notorious detention camp to life in prison, upholding an earlier conviction and extending the existing jail term.
3 February 2012 – The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled today that Italy has violated its obligation to respect Germany’s immunity under international law by allowing civil claims seeking reparations for Nazi war crimes to be brought against it in Italian courts.
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today he will stress during this week’s NATO defense ministers conference that ongoing coalition commitment is essential to success in Afghanistan.