Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

12 Mar Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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The ICC has dropped the charges against Francis Muthaura, Uhuru Kenyatta’s co-accused, because of issues with procuring evidence and witness testimony.
Twelve more bodies have been fished out of the river near Aleppo in Syria, bringing the total body count to well over 80, many with bullet wounds to the head.
An African Union-brokered deal has re-opened the oil trade between Sudan and South Sudan, a year after trade was stopped.
Approximately 99% of those who voted in the Falkland Islands referendum wish to remain British citizens, a strong message to Argentina, which claims the islands as its territory.
The US Treasury has imposed new sanctions on North Korea’s Foreign Trade Bank in response to recent nuclear threats.
North Korea has derided the formation of a “Commission of Inquiry” by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate potential human rights abuses, calling it a “plot” against their nation filled with “faked material … invented by the hostile forces, defectors and other rabbles.”
A British judge has delayed the decision on Islamic Cleric Abu Qatada’s deportation until the end of this month.
The Volokh Conspiracy has a post about ICC jurisdiction over Israeli settlements.
Foreign Policy weighs in on drones and reports that not only do more countries have access to them, they’re becoming smaller and smarter.

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