In an International Criminal Court hearing in The Hague, Rodrigo Duterte's lawyer calls the politician's arrest in Manila 'pure and simple kidnapping.'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Jailed former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte appeared Friday by videoconference before judges at the International Criminal Court, days after his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to the deadly “ war on drugs ” that he oversaw while in office.

Rights groups have said tens of thousands were killed in his antidrug campaign while he was the president of the Philippines.

Sean “Diddy” Combs will return to court in Manhattan on Friday for a pretrial hearing in his federal criminal case, where the embattled recording artist and businessman will be arraigned on two superseding indictments.

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs arrived in court on Friday to be arraigned in court on a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.

As Sean "Diddy" Combs prepares to go to trial in his federal sex crimes case, catch up on the high-profile legal battle.