Addressing the UN general Assembly in New York, Burma’s president, Thein Sein, paid tribute to opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Referring, for the first time, to Aung San Suu Kyi as a Nobel laureate, Thein Sein congratulated her on the honours she recently received in the US.

“As a Mayanmar citizen, I would like to congratulate her for the honours she has received in this country in recognition of her efforts for democracy,” he said.

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The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has been subjected to a travel ban, preventing him from leaving the capital Male.

A court ruled that Nasheed needs to seek the court’s permission if he wants to leave the capital, a move which, according to the court, is standard procedure ahead of the several court cases he is facing.

Supporters of Nasheed have criticised the travel ban and accused the government of restricting the former president’s ability to campaign for elections next year.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressed 'regret' at the recent elections that took place in Belarus on 23rd September.

In a statement, the FCO spokesperson, felt that the Belarus elections were "neither free nor fair".

The spokesperson said,

“We note the OSCE assessment that the elections were neither free nor fair. This is clearly disappointing. Whilst we welcome the improvements to the electoral law made in advance of these elections, they did not go far enough. We call on the government of Belarus to work constructively with the OSCE on further reforms. 

Mali has requested that the United Nations deploy an international force in the north of the country, to help recapture territory captured by Islamic rebels, according to the French Foreign Minister.

Citing a letter sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon by Mali’s leaders, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that Mali has requested an international force "to help the Malian army to reconquer the occupied areas of northern Mali".

He continued to say the letter said,

Speaking at a United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, outlined that a strong rule of law was the backbone for legal protection of human rights.

She stressed the importance of states taking on the responsibility to uphold a rule of  law that was based on UN developed international human rights laws.

The two US marines who were filmed urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters have been recommended for a trial by court martial, according to the Pentagon.

Staff sergeants Joseph Chamblin and Edward Deptola will face the court martial, a month after three of their colleagues were given administrative punishments for their role in the incident.

Afghan officials praised the action taken by the US.

German prosecutors have launched a war crimes investigation into an 87-year-old former SS guard who now lives in the United States, after years of failed American efforts to deport him and strip him of his US citizenship.

Johann "Hans" Breyer is accused of being a guard at the infamous Auschiwtz camp, with the German office that investigates Nazi war crimes urging prosecutors to charge him with accessory to murder and extradite him to Germany where he may face trial for involvement in the death of at least 344,000 Jews.

The Nigerian military said 35 members of Boko Haram were killed and several arrested during overnight violence in Damaturu.

In a statement, the Joint Task Force spokesperson Eli Lazarus said,

"The operation which lasted throughout Sunday night and continued into the early hours of Monday recorded fierce exchanges of fire between Joint Task Force (JTF) troops and the terrorists,"