ICC summons Kenya leader to hearing

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a request by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to postpone a hearing on 8 October.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives in The Hague to appear at the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity.

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta can request to attend the International Criminal Court (ICC) status conference scheduled for October 8 via video link if he so wishes.

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday axed plans to hold a hearing in Uganda to confirm charges against a notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, fearing political tensions ahead of upcoming elections. Dominic Ongwen is the first commander of the brutal LRA rebel group -- led by the fugitive Joseph Kony -- to appear before the ICC, where he faces charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan claims victory over the International Criminal Court after it halts its Darfur war crimes investigations.

Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda has appeared at the International Criminal Court for the start of a hearing that will decided if there is enough evidence for him to stand trial.

The International Criminal Court has called on South Africa to arrest Omar al-Bashir, with the Sudanese president in the country for an African Union summit.

The Hague, Monday. Notorious former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen faces International Criminal Court judges for the first time on Monday, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The International Criminal Court on Friday cut a 12-year prison term imposed on a Congolese militia leader for a brutal village attack, saying he would be freed in January after voicing regret.