Tension mounts before expected war crimes indictments / Arab League to hold crisis talks on Sudan

See newer stories from Canada's "National Post", the UK's "Telegraph", AFP, Xinhua, VOA ("Sudan Asks for Arab League Meeting on ICC Indictments" and "International Criminal Court to Indict Sudanese President"), Radio Netherlands ("African Union warns against Sudan interference" and "Sudan warns against US [sic] indictment of president"), DPA ("Arab League, Sudan warn of international court crisis" and "Sudanese diplomat: International court has political agenda"), Al-Jazeera, the AP ("Sudan calls for Arab help amid ICC row" and "Sudan: Warrant for president disastrous"), "Die Welt", the "Los Angeles Times"/the "Chicago Tribune", CNN, the "Belfast Telegraph"/the "Irish Independent"/Ireland's "Evening Herald", euronews, PTI, ITN, Sudan Tribune ("World braces for ICC indictment of Sudan president; UN steps up security", "China seeks UN resolution to suspend ICC Darfur indictments", "African Union says ICC should not obstruct political settlement of Darfur crisis", "Arab ministers to meet over Sudan’s Bashir indictment by ICC", and "Ban Ki-Moon regrets ICC move, says committed to UN deals with Sudan"), the "Washington Times", the "New York Times", Al-Bawaba, Reuters ("Darfur rebels welcome any ICC warrant for Bashir" and "Sudan seeks Arab League talks about Criminal Court"), Press TV, the UAE's "Gulf News", the UAE's "National", and the BBC concerning developments since the last update in the previous post.

(The "Los Angeles Times"/"Chicago Tribune", "Washington Times", and "New York Times" stories are all apparently from Saturday's print editions, while the "National Post", UK's "Telegraph", and "Belfast Telegraph"/"Irish Independent"/"Evening Herald" stories may also be; the "Gulf News" and "National" stories may be from Sunday's print editions.  Updated originally to note that I'm now not as sure about the "Belfast Telegraph"/"Irish Independent"/"Evening Herald" story mentioned here appearing in their respective print editions, since it's located in the respective sites' "Breaking News" sections; updated further to note the new Press TV story.  Updated still further to note the new "Gulf News" story, as well as new Jurist and Finding Dulcinea online summaries.  Updated yet again to note the new story from the UAE's "National".  Updated even further to note the new second AP story.  Updated even further to note a new op-ed by Julie Flint and Alex de Waal in Sunday's edition of the UK's "Observer".  Updated yet again to note the brand-new BBC story.  Updated still further to note the new third Sudan Tribune story.  Updated even further to note the new fourth Sudan Tribune story.  Updated yet again [almost certainly for the last time tonight] both to note the new fifth Sudan Tribune story and to note that Monday night [UK time] will coincidentally see the broadcast of two semi-related news programs on Sudan:  BBC One's "Panorama" will have "China's Secret War", and More4 News will air its interview with Arbab Idries.  [At this point, I'm not sure how much I can post on Sunday or Monday.]) - EJM