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AU halts war crimes co-operation

The African Union is ending its co-operation with the International Criminal Court after it charged Sudan's president with war crimes.

Omar al-Bashir is accused over alleged atrocities in the Darfur region.

Reports from an AU meeting in Libya said the delegates agreed a statement saying they would not co-operate in the "arrest and surrender" of Mr Bashir.
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