ICC judges delay confirming Gbagbo charges

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges delayed a decision Monday on whether to put former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on trial for alleged involvement in deadly post-election violence, telling prosecutors to beef up their case.

The ruling in the case of the first former head of state taken into custody by the court was another blow to prosecutors, who in recent months have seen a Congolese suspect acquitted and had to drop charges against a senior Kenyan official due to lack of evidence.