epaselect epa04543729 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting to sign more than 20 international treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 31 December 2014. The move came after the UN Security Council’s rejection of a Palestinian-drafted resolution calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories within three years. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH