China's Hu meets Sudan's Bashir in Beijing

President Omar al-Bashir returned to Sudan on Friday, state media reported, after a three-day visit to China that drew condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups.Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, was given red-carpet treatment in China and met President Hu Jintao, whom he called his "friend and brother."

Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges, was given a red-carpet welcome Wednesday by Chinese President Hu Jintao, despite criticism from Washington and human rights groups.The two presidents sat down for talks in the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing after the usual pomp and circumstance of a welcoming ceremony not often afforded to Bashir, who is unwelcome in many countries.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is to arrive in China on Monday for a state visit, with rights groups outraged over the warm welcome for a man accused of genocide and war crimes.China is a key supporter of Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity that occurred in Sudan's war-torn western Darfur region during the country's civil war.

Sudan's genocide-accused President Omar al-Bashir arrived Friday in Kenya, which is obliged to cooperate with the International Criminal Court seeking his arrest for crimes in Darfur.The veteran Sudanese leader, who is wanted by The Hague-based court to face charges of genocide and war crimes in Sudan's western province of Darfur, was in Nairobi to attend the promulgation of Kenya's new constitution.

Omar al-Bashir (wikimedia)

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by an international court for suspected war crimes in Darfur, will not attend an Africa-EU summit in Libya which Sudan will boycott, his foreign minister said on Sunday."Mr Bashir will not attend" the two-day summit that starts on Monday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmad Karti said in the Libyan capital."We are therefore pulling out and will not be represented at any level," he added after a meeting of African foreign ministers ahead of the summit.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide, will attend this week's Arab Summit in Baghdad, Iraq'a state television reported Sunday.