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Libyan leader and current African Union chief Moamer Kadhafi ...

(AFP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:24:24 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader and current African Union chief Moamer Kadhafi delivers a speech on the third day of the 13th AU summit in Sirte, east of Tripoli. The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

President of South Africa Jacob Zuma delivers a statement after ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:40:18 GMT

(AP) - President of South Africa Jacob Zuma delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:38 GMT

(AP) - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

President of South Africa Jacob Zuma delivers a statement after ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:20 GMT

With the president of Ghana John Atta Mills on the screen in ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:16:00 GMT

(AP) - With the president of Ghana John Atta Mills on the screen in the background, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Abdoulaye Miskine, leader of the Central African People's ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:03:01 GMT

(AFP) - Abdoulaye Miskine, leader of the Central African People's Democratic Front (R) shakes hands with an unidentified advisor of Central African Republic's president Francois Bozize during the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, Libya. The African Union decided not to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (L) arrives with Libyan ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:03:01 GMT

(AFP) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (L) arrives with Libyan intelligence chief Abuzaid Dorda to attend the third day of the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, about 600 kms (370 miles) east of Tripoli. The African Union decided Friday not to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir attends the 13th African Union ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:03:01 GMT

(AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir attends the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, Libya. The African Union has decided not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case, delegates said Friday.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, center leaves after attending ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:10 GMT

(AP) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, center leaves after attending the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. African Union leaders were debating Friday a hotly contested draft declaration that could deal a heavy blow to efforts by the International Criminal Court to prosecute war criminals from the continent. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir attends the 13th African Union ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:34 GMT

(AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir attends the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, Libya. Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit, after a late-night compromise on a new regional Authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the 13th African ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:34 GMT

(AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, Libya. Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise on a new regional Authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at the 13th African Union summit ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:34 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at the 13th African Union summit in Sirte, Libya. Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise on a new regional Authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, right, talks with an ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:41:14 GMT

(AP) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, right, talks with an unidentified guest as he arrives to attend the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. African Union leaders were debating Friday a hotly contested draft declaration that could deal a heavy blow to efforts by the International Criminal Court to prosecute war criminals from the continent. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, right, is greated by ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:40:42 GMT

(AP) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, right, is greated by an unidentified guest as he arrives to attend the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. African Union leaders were debating Friday a hotly contested draft declaration that could deal a heavy blow to efforts by the International Criminal Court to prosecute war criminals from the continent. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

President of South Africa Jacob Zuma talks to reporters after ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:40:18 GMT

(AP) - President of South Africa Jacob Zuma talks to reporters after attending the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya, Friday, July 3, 2009. African Union leaders were debating Friday a hotly contested draft declaration that could deal a heavy blow to efforts by the International Criminal Court to prosecute war criminals from the continent. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

President of South Africa Jacob Zuma, center, arrives with unidentified ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:16 GMT

(AP) - President of South Africa Jacob Zuma, center, arrives with unidentified aides to attend the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. African Union leaders were debating Friday a hotly contested draft declaration that could deal a heavy blow to efforts by the International Criminal Court to prosecute war criminals from the continent. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at the 13th African Union summit ...

(AFP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:28 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, east of Tripoli. Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise on a new regional Authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attends the opening of the African ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:25:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attends the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) welcomes Somalia President ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:03:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) welcomes Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed prior to the start of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, east of Tripoli. The African Union has 4,300 peacekeepers deployed in Somalia(AFP/File)

Reporters wait out side the conference hall as they were locked ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:14 GMT

(AP) - Reporters wait out side the conference hall as they were locked out the closed session at the second day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Thursday, July 2, 2009. African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir arrives to attend a closed ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:57 GMT

(AP) - Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir arrives to attend a closed session on the second day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Thursday, July 2, 2009. African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al Fergany)

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center, arrives to ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:56 GMT

(AP) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center, arrives to attend a closed session of the second day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Thursday, July 2, 2009. African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, right, arrives to attend ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:43:03 GMT

(AP) - Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, right, arrives to attend a closed session of the second day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Thursday, July 2, 2009. African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, center, arrives to attend ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:29:33 GMT

(AP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, center, arrives to attend a closed session on the second day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Thursday, July 2, 2009. African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al Fergany)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, right, arrives to attend a ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:24:25 GMT

(AP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, right, arrives to attend a closed session on the second day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Thursday, July 2, 2009. African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, right, arrives to attend a ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:54 GMT

Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir arrives to attend a closed ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:33 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during a meeting ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:21 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during a meeting with Venezuelan Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez in Tehran. African leaders at a summit struggled to overcome divisions on a proposed "African government", as Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi pressed for a powerful new continental authority.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed attends the 13th African ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:21 GMT

(AFP) - Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed attends the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, east of Tripoli. African leaders at a summit struggled to overcome divisions on a proposed "African government", as Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi pressed for a powerful new continental authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi speaks during the 13th African ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:21 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi speaks during the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte. African leaders at a summit struggled to overcome divisions on a proposed "African government", as Kadhafi pressed for a powerful new continental authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi (L) and Sudanese President Omar ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:21 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi (L) and Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir arrive for the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, east of Tripoli. African leaders at the summit struggled to overcome divisions on a proposed "African government", as Kadhafi pressed for a powerful new continental authority.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) welcomes Central African Republic's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:17:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) welcomes Central African Republic's President Francois Bozize before the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi poses with Tanzania's President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:17:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi poses with Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (R) and his wife Mama Salma Kikwete before the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) greets Somalia's President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:58:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) greets Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed before the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) welcomes Senegal's President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:58:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (R) welcomes Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade before the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) greets Algeria's President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) greets Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika before the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi stands before the opening of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:53:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi stands before the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi (L) meets Brazilian President ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:22 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi (L) meets Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, on the sidelines of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday promised to help Africa achieve a "green revolution" in agriculture, at the launch of a continental summit in Libya.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed attends the opening ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:20:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed attends the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir attends the opening ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir attends the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) and Algeria's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:16:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (R) and Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2nd R) attend the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani delivers ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:52:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani delivers a speech during the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600 km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa delivers a speech during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:49:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa delivers a speech during the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi delivers a speech during the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi delivers a speech during the opening of the African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, about 600km (370 miles) east of Tripoli, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA POLITICS)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured) has cancelled ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:24:13 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured) has cancelled a visit to Libya, where he was due to have a addressed a summit of African leaders in seaside town of Sirte at the invitation of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

AU delegations attend the opening session of the 13th African ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:18:38 GMT

(AP) - AU delegations attend the opening session of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening session ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:02:13 GMT

(AP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the opening session of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)

President of Somalia Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed attends the opening ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:17 GMT

(AP) - President of Somalia Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed attends the opening session of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the opening session ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:20:42 GMT

(AP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the opening session of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)