International response to the War in Darfur

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by The International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes related to the Darfur conflict, will visit Russia on Nov. 23, the Kremlin said.

The number of armed conflicts in the world has increased over the past five years and the situation will not improve in 2016, according to Foreign Policy.

The U.S. publication looked at ten major crisis areas that the world community will have to pay attention to this year.

South Africa said June 25 it may withdraw from the International Criminal Court after an outcry over the government's refusal to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on genocide charges.

The South African government has a week to explain to judges why it defied a court order barring the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.

The International Criminal Court has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in Johannesburg for a summit of the African Union that starts June 14.