IVORY COAST’S internationally recognised president called yesterday for a bloodless raid by west African special forces to snatch defiant strongman Laurent Gbagbo and “take him elsewhere” amid fears of civil war.

SIX Kenyan leaders were yesterday accused of being behind organised violence following the country’s 2007 election that left more than 1,000 people dead.

Six Kenyan leaders were today accused of being behind organised violence following the country's 2007 election that left more than 1,000 people dead.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said today his office was starting a preliminary examination of possible war crimes by North Korea.

A government-funded human rights group has accused a former Kenyan cabinet minister of trying to derail upcoming International Criminal Court trials.

The International Criminal Court ruled today that the trial of an alleged Congolese warlord should resume again after a three-month suspension.

THE International Criminal Court yesterday charged Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in Darfur, a move that will pile further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was charged with genocide in Darfur today by the International Criminal Court on, piling further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime.

Appeal judges at The International Criminal Court in The Hague today overturned a ruling that Sudan's leader cannot be charged with genocide in Darfur.

TWO Congolese militia leaders sent child soldiers and other fighters to wipe out a village in a revenge attack that left more than 200 men, women and children dead, a prosecutor told judges yesterday at the International Criminal Court.

After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.

The International Criminal Court expects to finalise its first case by February against suspects in war-torn Darfur who bear the greatest responsibility for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

THE International Criminal Court is being urged to investigate “a campaign of extermination” against pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Despite continued opposition from the United States, the International Criminal Court installed its first prosecutor today, paving the way for investigations into alleged perpetrators of war crimes across the world.