The Hague-based International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his son and intelligence chief.
The court charges the men committed crimes during the popular rebellion that has been going on in Libya for months. The charges indicate that Gadhafi arranged for the killing, maiming and jailing of civilians during the first two weeks of the uprising and then tried to cover it all up.
The Associated Press reports that the warrants could be further international attempts to wrench Gadhafi from power and get him to leave the country.