CAIRO, July 20 (UPI) -- Arab League foreign ministers issued a statement after an emergency meeting Saturday opposing war crimes charges against the president of Sudan.

NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor says he is investigating alleged war crimes by rebel groups in addition to Sudan's top government officials.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, July 16 (UPI) -- Sudanese officials called on Arab and African countries Wednesday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.

CAIRO, July 15 (UPI) -- The announced call for an indictment of Sudan's president for war crimes prompted warnings Tuesday from Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 14 (UPI) -- Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir was accused of genocide and crimes against humanity Monday by the International Criminal Court prosecutor.

UNITED NATIONS, July 12 (UPI) -- Diplomats say they fear there could be a violent backlash from word that the president of Sudan might be charged with crimes against humanity.

UNITED NATIONS, July 11 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court prosecutor said he will seek genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for atrocities in Darfur.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 9 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government says it plans unspecified "action" against an international prosecutor over a failed plan to arrest an accused war criminal.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 6 (UPI) -- The escalating violence and the Sudanese government's non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court were the topics of a U.N. meeting in the country.