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International Court Charges Sudan Prez on Darfur Crimes

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 4, 2009 9:12 AM CST

(Newser) – The International Criminal Court today issued a warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, charging him with murder, extermination, and rape, among other war crimes and crimes against humanity, the New York Times reports. Prosecutors say orders to kill or displace tribal people in Sudan’s... Read full story »

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