A suicide attack within the Nigerian business district of Jos in the Plateau state killed at least 3 people today, reports the BBC.

The second attack on the city of Jos, comes as the UN Security Council placed sanctions on Boko Haram, a militant group responsible for recent bombings in Abuja. 

Ukraine’s presidential elections were won by a billionaire who has pledged to end the conflict with pro-Russian separatists and align the country with Europe, reports Reuters.

Petro Poroshenko, who previously served in a cabinet under former president Viktor Yanukovich, received an overwhelming majority in the first round of voting.

A document detailing three EU sanction scenarios against Russia emerged today ahead of discussions at a leaders’ summit next week, reports Reuters.

The lowest level of sanctions would restrict imports of Russian luxury goods and ban exports of fertilisers, chemicals, tyres and vessels, whilst also banning all arms imports and exports.

The toughest sanction scheme could include capital market restrictions, prohibition of new investment in Russia, regulation of Russian assets in EU companies and a ban on imports of oil and gas from Russia.

At least four people have been killed in Somalia after the armed group, Al Shabaab, stormed the parliamentary building with guns and bombs, reports Reuters.

Driving a car bomb into the entrance, the group launched a suicide bomb within the parliamentary building. According the news agency a gun battle ensued, with witnesses reporting 4 dead bodies at the scene.

The parliament building is heavily guarded by peacekeepers from the African Union and local security forces.

The Thai military should immediately revoke abusive martial law powers, end censorship and release all people who have been arbitrarily detained, said Human Rights Watch in a statement released today.

US based diaspora group, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), has appealed against a US court decision to dismiss a case seeking justice for the 1984 riots, Times of India reports.

Arguing that the case "touches and concerns" the United States, the SFJ is taking the case before the US Court of Appeals. The appeal also seeks to determine that the riots which left thousands of Sikhs dead was a "genocide".

Last month the case was dismissed by a US District Court after the judge said it did not "touch and concern" the US.

Tuareg separatists in Northern Mali have agreed to a ceasefire with the government after seizing control of several towns earlier this week, as unrest threatened to plunge the country into all out war.

The rebel groups, thought to be from the Islamist from the MUJAO and Ansar Dine, as well as the separatist National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) agreed to a ceasefire deal with the government after a meeting with members of the African Union.

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has warned Israel against unilateral moves to define permanent borders for the West Bank, stating that it could result in a renewed conflict.

Speaking to Bloomberg, Hanan Ashrawi said,

“We don’t believe unilateral readjustment of borders or crossing points is a solution… It will only create a reality that will backfire in the future.”