Ex-Ivorian leader Gbagbo acquitted of war crimes

International Criminal Court judges on Tuesday acquitted former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo of all war crimes charges and ordered his immediate release.

Presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser said that prosecutors failed to prove their case and Gbagbo and co-defendant Charles Blé Goudé, a close ally and former political youth leader, should be set free. (Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg; Writing by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)