The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday he would investigate the violence in Libya after the United Nations Security Council referred the case to the Hague-based war crimes tribunal. Read the full story

The defense lawyer for former Liberian president Charles Taylor defied the Sierra Leone war crimes court on Tuesday, walking out in protest ahead of closing arguments in the case and calling it a farce. Read the full story

African Union leaders at a summit in Uganda have agreed to reinforce the AU peacekeeping force in Somalia to counter al-Shabab militants. Read the full story

Omar al-Bashir was greeted warmly by his Chadian counterpart in Ndjamena. Chad’s government has said there can be no question of the Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, being arrested during his current visit to the country. Read the full story

The International Criminal Court has issued a second arrest warrant for Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir – this time for charges of genocide. Read the full story

The International Criminal Court has reported Sudan to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest two suspected Darfur war criminals. Read the full story

Palestinian Authority officials will present more arguments in March urging the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes allegedly committed during Operation Cast Lead, the court’s chief prosecutor said in an interview with the Reuters news agency published on Monday. Read the full story