In brief: Judge restricts Sudan’s president

JOHANNESBURG – A South African judge on Sunday ordered authorities to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was in South Africa for an African Union summit, from leaving the country because of an international order for his arrest.

Sudanese officials, however, said al-Bashir had been assured by the South African government that he would be welcome during his visit.

Al-Bashir appeared for a group photo with other African leaders at the summit in Johannesburg on Sunday. The conference was scheduled to end today.

A court is expected to rule today on whether al-Bashir should be handed over to the International Criminal Court to face charges of alleged genocide and human rights abuses.

Greek bailout talks end without deal

BRUSSELS –The European Commission said that weekend talks to find common ground between international creditors and Greece were unsuccessful and left a wide rift that needs to be closed within two weeks to avoid a possible Greek default.

An EU Commission official, who refused to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, said “the talks did not succeed as there remains a significant gap between the plans of the Greek authorities” and the demands of the international creditors.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker “remains convinced that with stronger reform efforts on the Greek side and political will on all sides, a solution can still be found before the end of the month,” the official said.