US Issues Threat to War Crimes Court

The US has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it goes ahead with prosecutions against Americans. The court is currently considering prosecuting US servicemen over alleged detainee abuse in Afghanistan.

The US will close the Palestine Liberation Organisation's mission in Washington, the state department says. A statement said PLO leaders had failed to engage with US efforts to bring about peace with Israel and attempted to prompt an investigation of Israel by the International Criminal Court.

When a hard-line religious government took over Sudan in 1989, one of the first casualties was music. Lost were the diverse sounds of the capital Khartoum. However, over the past two years music collector Vik Sohonie has travelled to Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan itself in search of Sudan's musical relics.