The International Criminal Court has summoned Joseph Kony to make a formal response to the war crimes charges hours after the leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army protested against accusations of killings and abductions perpetrated in his name. The ICC Chief Prosecutor, Mr Luis Moreno Ocampo, offered a safe passage to the most wanted rebel in Africa. "I invite Joseph Kony and the other commanders identified in the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court to come forward to the Court and respond to the charges," Ocampo's statement reads in part. Read more at The Monitor.