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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said he has “no doubt” that fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony will be arrested this year because the international spotlight has helped boost the hunt for the Lord’s Resistance Army leader.

Four leading Kenyans have been ordered to stand trial at the International Criminal Court accused of planning the deadly wave of violence that followed the country's 2007 presidential election.

The International Criminal Court charged former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo with murder, rape, persecution and inhuman acts today, crimes allegedly committed as his backers fought to keep him in power last year.

Libya’s transitional leaders have vowed to work with the International Criminal Court and the United Nations in investigating alleged crimes committed by Muammar Gaddafi’s captured son Saif al-Islam.

The captured son of Muammar Gaddafi is likely to be tried in Libya, but with judges from the International Criminal Court involved in the case.

The fate of captured Libyan dictator’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was being worked out today by international justice officials and the country’s rulers.

THE chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he is in indirect contact with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi about the possibility of surrendering for trial.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is in indirect contact with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi about the possibility of surrendering for trial.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor at The Hague is seeking Interpol’s help in arresting fugitive Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Rebels have captured the son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who faced charges along with his father of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.

Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters today despite promises by President Bashar Assad that the military operations against the five-month-old uprising are over.

THE International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor said yesterday it could be “game over” within months for Muammar Gaddafi, who is wanted on charges of crimes against humanity.

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has urged Muammar Gaddafi’s own aides to turn him over for trial on murder charges – or risk prosecution themselves.

International judges ordered the arrest today of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for murdering civilians, as world leaders stepped up calls for him to end his rule.

THE embattled regime of Muammar Gaddafi has vehemently denied accusations by a UN panel and Western nations that Libyan government forces have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Libya dictator Muammar Gaddafi has told his troops to rape female opponents - with evidence existing of the regime acquiring Viagra-type drugs to assist them, it has been reported.

A WAR crimes prosecutor sought an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi yesterday, accusing him of killing protesters against his 41-year rule.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor has asked judges to issue an arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and two other senior members of his regime for crimes against humanity, accusing them of deliberately targeting civilians in their crackdown against rebels.

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is to seek arrest warrants for three senior Libyans he says are responsible for the murder and persecution of civilians during the crackdown by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime on anti-government rebels.

Libya’s deputy foreign minister has dismissed efforts by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against three senior leaders.

THE International Criminal Court has evidence that Muammar Gaddafi’s government planned to put down protests by killing civilians before the uprising in Libya broke out, the ICC’s prosecutor has said.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor says he is “100%” certain that his investigation will lead to charges of crimes against humanity against the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi.

MUAMMAR GADDAFI struck at rebel control of a key Libyan coastal road for a second day but received a warning he would be held to account at The Hague for suspected crimes by his security forces.

Rebels have strengthened their hold on the strategic oil installation at Brega after repelling an attempt by loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi to retake it.

The International Criminal Court is to investigate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his sons for possible crimes against humanity.

Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.

CHILDREN snatched from Congo streets were trained to kill and forced to fight in a brutal ethnic war, the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said yesterday as the tribunal opened its historic first trial.

Children as young as nine were snatched from the streets and trained to kill by Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga, the International Criminal Court’s historic first trial heard today..

Warlord Thomas Lubanga calmly pleaded not guilty to exploiting hundreds of child soldiers “to kill, pillage and rape” as his trial finally began at the International Criminal Court today

THE African Union will ask the UN Security Council to suspend action for a year on an indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Darfur genocide charges, Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister said last night.

THE United Nations was pulling non-essential staff from Darfur yesterday as Islamist protesters rallied behind Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir over allegations he masterminded a campaign of genocide in the war-torn region.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has today charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with genocide.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is expected by diplomats to charge Sudan's president with genocide and crimes against humanity today, when he reveals details of a probe into atrocities in Darfur.

A spokesman for Sudan’s president is dismissing an investigation into crimes against humanity in Darfur and says his government refuses to hand over any suspects.

On the eve of a high-level UN meeting on Darfur, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged world leaders to “break their silence” and put justice at the top of the agenda because there will be no peace as long as alleged war criminals remain free in Sudan.

Arrest warrants for a Sudanese government minister and a janjaweed militia leader suspected of committing war crimes in Darfur, have been issued by the International Criminal Court.

A Sudanese accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court made his first press appearance in a local newspaper today to profess his innocence.

THE International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor named a Sudanese minister and a militia commander on Tuesday as the first suspects he wants tried for war crimes in Darfur and suggested more may follow.

A former Sudanese junior minister has been named as a suspect in a Darfur war crimes case.

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor will today name suspects in war crimes and crimes against humanity in cases expected to include rape and murder in Darfur.

THE International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has nearly completed an investigation into war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region and has sufficient evidence to file charges soon, he said yesterday.

The International Criminal Court has issued its first arrest warrants, for five members of Uganda’s notoriously cruel Lord’s Resistance Army.

The International Criminal Court is to launch a formal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region.

THE chief prosecutor of the world’s first permanent war crimes tribunal has rejected appeals to investigate allegations of war crimes by US or coalition forces in Iraq.