International court judges reject Afghanistan investigation
(WorldNews Belgium)

BRUSSELS (AP) - In a decision decried as a `devastating blow for victims,` International Criminal Court judges on Friday rejected a request by the court`s prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan and alleged crimes by U.S. forces linked to the conflict. In a lengthy written ruling, judges said an investigation `would not serve the interests of justice` because an investigation and prosecution are unlikely to be successful as those targeted,...