01.06.2011                      28.Ijar, 5771                      Jerusalemtag; Tag 43 des Omer

Syrien / Australien:

Australia to UN: Refer Assad to Int'l Criminal Court

Australian FM Kevin Rudd calls murder of 13-year-old Syrian boy a "brutal act by a desperate regime"; Clinton calls incident "horrifying," says Assad's government is weakening.

The UN should consider referring Syrian President  Bashar Assad to the International Criminal Court, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday, according to an AFP report. 
Rudd said he had widened sanctions on Syria to include more individuals associated with the Assad, and that he would discuss additional legal steps with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon….