The international criminal court has postponed until February next year the trial of the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, lawyers of Mr Kenyatta ask for delay saying he was needed at home to deal with aftermath of attack on the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi. Anna Holligan reports from Hague.
President Kenyatta is one of the big three accused of organization in orchestrating the post election violence during which more than 1000 Kenyan were shot, hack or burn to death, it is the first time a serving head of state will face justice at an international court, a three month delay reflects the complexity involved in preparing for such a high profile trial, for the thousands of victims their representative has told it's a unfortunate delay, they will be met with deep disappointment and frustration.
The French president Francois Hollande has told representatives that the country's leading football clubs that he will not drop plans to levy a 75% super tax on people earning more than a million Euros a year. The clubs have threatened strike action in November unless they grant an exemption from the tax.
The head chef of the Elysee Palace in the French capitol has been revealing the secrets of several president eating habits on the day he officially retires. Bernard Vaussion who's cooked for 40 years in the president official residence, says Jacques Chirac was true gourmands who love specialist like calf's head, while Nicolas Sarkozy avoid cheese and current boss, Francois Hollande simply likes eating.