ICC welcomes referral of Libya
The International Criminal Court announced Monday from The Hague that it welcomed the referral of Libya by the UN Security Council.
The newly-appointed UN special envoy to Libya, Abdul Ilah Khatib, will lead a UN team to visit Tripoli early next week for talks with parties there in an effort to end the crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.Khatib, a former Jordanian foreign minister, will be joined by UN political, humanitarian and human-rights officials to visit Tripoli for ``several days,'' the UN chief said.The visit was approved by Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa, Ban said.