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AU halts war crimes co-operation


The African Union says it will halt co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its decision to charge Sudan's leader with war crimes.


Omar al-Bashir in Sirte, Libya

But delegates to an AU meeting in Libya agreed a resolution saying they would not co-operate in his arrest.


The statement was backed by many African leaders who, analysts say, see the ICC as an attempt by the West to interfere in their affairs.