The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday announced an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

In Khartoum, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed Tuesday that any decision to be issued by the ICC will not affect his country.

"The Sudanese people do not care the decision," he said.

(Xinhua News Agency March 4, 2009)