reiterated

my call on the Security Council to

refer the situation in Syria to

the International Criminal Court as I believe that the evidence points to the commission of crimes against humanity."

Four officials from the International Criminal Court who were detained almost a month ago in Libya have left the country after being released. The local authorities in the town of Zintan accused the four of jeopardizing national security after they visited Saif al-Islam, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in prison.

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a new inquiry into the banking sector following the revelations about interest rate

manipulation

by Barclays Bank. The inquiry will be carried out by a parliamentary committee and will hold most of its meetings in public. Here's our business reporter Phil Liggett.

The announcement of the inquiry comes in response to

a barrage of

criticism aimed at the banking industry in recent days. It follows the revelation that employees of Barclays Bank attempted to manipulate Libor, a key benchmark of interest rates widely used in the financial sector. Other global banks are suspected of similar offenses. The review will be carried out by members of both houses of the British parliament, and it will have the power to question witnesses under oath, including sitting MPs.

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