The International Criminal Court said in its warrant that Simone Gbagbo, the wife of Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast strongman, played a central role in postelection violence in 2010 and 2011.

The Sudanese authorities arrested 13 people on Thursday, including the former director of national security, saying they were suspected of plotting a coup.

After a string of victories by rebels who have faced little resistance, the army began a counterattack in an effort to recover some of the territory it has lost in eastern Congo.

A judge said three Malian men who agreed to ship drugs to support Al Qaeda were motivated by money, prompting speculation about the impact on similar cases.

A judge said three Malian men who agreed to ship drugs to support Al Qaeda were motivated by money, prompting speculation about the impact on similar cases.

The Sudanese authorities arrested 13 people on Thursday, including the former director of national security, saying they were suspected of plotting a coup.

A battle raged on Thursday for control of an eastern town in the Democratic Republic of Congo that rebels recently seized.

A battle raged on Thursday for control of an eastern town in the Democratic Republic of Congo that rebels recently seized.