International court expected to issue arrest warrant for Sudan leader

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.

In an indication of the fury that could be unleashed if Omar al-Bashir is charged with orchestrating a five-year reign of terror in Darfur, his ruling National Congress Party yesterday warned of "more violence and blood" in the vast western region if an arrest warrant was issued against the president, state TV reported.