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Sudan's indicted president cancels Turkey visit: report

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, facing an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Darfur, has pulled out of a summit in Istanbul, the Anatolia news agency reported Sunday. Quoting "credible" sources, the agency said that the Sudanese delegation in Istanbul to ...

Sudan's Bashir to miss OIC summit after EU objected

Reuters US Online Report World News 13 days ago

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir pulled out of an Islamic summit in Istanbul on Sunday -- a trip that the European Union had objected to because of his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Bashir, against whom ...

ICC prosecutor confident over Kenya suspects

AFP Global Edition 14 days ago

Top war crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on Saturday he has a strong case against the masterminds behind last year's post-election violence in Kenya. He said he would use the report of an official inquiry into the violence led by Justice Phillip ...

ICC prosecutor to request Kenya investigation

Reuters US Online Report World News 15 days ago

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will request that an investigation be opened into suspected crimes against humanity committed during Kenya's post-election violence in 2008. Luis Moreno-Ocampo met President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday and ...

ICC assigns judges to examine Kenya inquiry request

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Friday it had assigned three judges to consider a prosecution request for an inquiry into Kenya's post-poll violence which claimed about 1,500 lives. The move came a day after ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he would ...

Turkey to host Sudanese leader despite EU disapproval

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Turkey on Friday rebuffed a European Union call to reconsider its decision to allow Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is accused of war crimes in Darfur, to attend a summit in Istanbul. A Swedish diplomat, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, ...

Turkey to host Sudanese leader despite EU discontent

AFP Global Edition 15 days ago

Turkey on Friday rebuffed a European Union call to reconsider its decision to host Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur, saying it had no plans to arrest him. A Swedish diplomat, whose country holds the ...

ICC prosecutor wants to investigate Kenya violence

AP News 16 days ago

Kenya: ICC prosecutor says he will ask court to open investigation into postelection violence The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings ...

Congolese rebel's war crimes trial to start April 27: court

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

The war crimes trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo vice president and ex-rebel Jean-Pierre Bemba will start on April 27, the International Criminal Court said Thursday. "The International Criminal Court set the date for the commencement of the trial ... as ...

Bemba's war crimes trial 'to start April 27'

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

The war crimes trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo vice president and ex-rebel Jean-Pierre Bemba will start on April 27, the International Criminal Court said Thursday. "The International Criminal Court set the date for the commencement of the trial ... as ...

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