African Union leaders refuse to extradite Sudan’s president, denounce international courtSIRTE, Libya — After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed Friday 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. African Union leaders approve continent-wide rebuttal of ICCSIRTE, Libya — African leaders have approved a contentious decision to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. African leaders launch Libya-led ‘African Unity’ as step to envisaged continental federationSIRTE, Libya — Concluding marathon talks held late into the night, African leaders agreed Friday to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. African leaders launch “African Unity” as first step to hypothetic continent-wide federationSIRTE, Libya — Concluding marathon talks late into the night, African leaders agreed Friday to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. African leaders at AU summit focus on security, world justice and boosting body’s powersSIRTE, Libya — Africa’s leaders were locked in a heated debate Thursday over a draft African Union summit decision that would give Sudan’s president continent-wide impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. African Union summit convenes amid looming problems for AfricaSIRTE, Libya — African leaders and Brazil’s president called for greater cooperation to boost peace and development efforts as the 13th African Union summit of heads of state opened Wednesday. Iranian president pulls out of African Union summit in Libya
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SIRTE, Libya — Iran’s president canceled a last-minute call to attend an African Union summit in Libya on Wednesday amid a stir among African delegates, who complained the contentious Iranian leader would divert the conference’s attention from Africa’s pressing problems. There was no immediate explanation from Iranian or Libyan officials present at the AU summit as to why Mahmoud Ahmadinejad didn’t arrive at the summit as planned Wednsday morning in Sirte, Libya.
