Reuters - The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor said on Thursday he would not drop his call for the arrest on genocide charges of Sudan's president, but the United Nations said the court must weigh the impact of its work.

AP - With an arrest warrant pending against Sudan's president, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday he was focusing on another war crime case in Darfur involving two suspected rebel commanders allegedly directing attacks against peacekeepers.

AFP - Sri Lanka's government on Thursday unveiled new restrictions on how long United Nations and other foreign aid staff are allowed to work on the war-torn island.

AP - The International Criminal Court prosecutor said Thursday his request for a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges was not timed to the court's 10th anniversary celebration.

Reuters - U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes said on Wednesday he would visit Myanmar next week to check on aid delivery to the isolated country that initially shut out foreign relief workers after a deadly cyclone in May.

Reuters - The global food crisis is largely responsible for driving up the United Nations' need for funding to confront disasters and emergencies around the world this year by one-fifth, the U.N. said on Wednesday.

AP - Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and other members of Nelson Mandela's global crisis task force turned their attention to world hunger on Wednesday, focusing on soaring food prices.

AP - African envoys sought support Wednesday from Russia and China for ways of letting Sudan's president dodge a global court prosecutor's Darfur war crimes charges.

AP - The United Nations blamed the increasing price of food and fuel worldwide for a shortfall in emergency humanitarian aid of more than $3 billion for 34 nations.