A 29 year old Syrian man has been charged in German with war crimes committed in Syria whilst a member of Islamic State, reports AP. 

The man known as Fares A B. is accused of assaulting and abusing three prisoners in 2014 as well as executing a prisoner. 

His surname was been witheld in line with Germany's privacy laws. 

Fares A B. was arrested in Baden-Wuerttemberg on July 31. 

Over 50 people are missing off the coast of Yemen after human traffickers "deliberately drowned" refugees on Thursday, the UN Migration Agency said. 

Almost 200 refugees are believed to have been "thrown" into the sea by smugglers. 

The leaders of both countries on Thursday warned of retaliatory actions if provoked by an attack as tensions escalate day by day. 

North Korea said it planned to launch four missiles to strike the US territory of Guam, which was the launch site for recent US military flights over North Korea. 

Responding to the threat, Mr Trump said North Korea should be "very, very nervous" if it even thinks about attacking the USA. 

South Africa's president Jacob Zuma narrowly defeated a no confidence vote after a secret ballet on Tuesday. 

Of the 400 member parliament, 198 voted against the attempt to oust him, 177 in favour and nien abstained. 

Celebrating his win, Mr Zuma exalted the ANC's credentials.

In a joint declaration released on Tuesday, a new 17 member bloc of countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Canada condemned the situation in Venezuela, concluding it was a "dictatorship". 

The group described the new constituent assembly as "illegitimate" and said they would not acknowledge any of its actions. 

The UN aid head, Stephen O'Brien warned on Monday of early warning signs of genocide in the Central African Republic after there was renewed violence. 

"The early warning signs of genocide are there," Mr O'Brien was quoted by Al Jazeera as saying at a UN meeting. 

"We must act now, not pare down the UN's effort, and pray we don't live to regret it."

China reiterated its support for the UN Security Council's sanctions on North Korea, saying it would adhere to them very strictly. 

"Owing to China's traditional economic ties with North Korea, it will mainly be China paying the price for implementing the resolution," China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted by Reuters as saying in a statement on Tuesday. 

One of the three members of an independent United Nations appointed panel documenting war atrocities in Syria has resigned in frustration, reports the New York Times.

Swiss prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, told reporters that she had hoped the UN Security Council would refer the case in Syria to the International Criminal Court or set up a special tribunal.

Al Jazeera news vowed to continue reporting on “events of occupied Palestinian territories professionally and accurately,” despite official plans by Israel to shut down its offices in Jerusalem.

Israel confirmed that it would revoke media credentials of Al Jazeera journalists and close the network’s office in Jerusalem reports Al Jazeera news.

Rwanda’s ruling president Paul Kagame has won a third term in office after a landslide victory in the country’s presidential elections, winning 98.7% of the vote.

Turnout in the state is expected to top 90% in Friday’s election, with the victory set to extend Mr Kagame’s 17 years in power.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for fresh sanctions on North Korea, in response to intercontinental ballistic missile tests by the state last month.

The new set of sanctions imposes bans on North Korea’s export of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood, and is expected to cut the state’s export revenue by up to a third.

A Saudi-led coalition air strike has killed at least 9 members of the same family in Yemen, as the UN development chief in the country called the food crisis there "a man-made disaster".

At least three women and six children were killed in the attack on a house on the outskirts of Saada, according to the head of the local health department Dr Abdel-Ilah al-Azzi.

China’s Foreign Ministry has accused India of building up troops and repairing roads at a military stand-off alongside its border in the Himalayan region.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Thursday urged Myanmar's government to ensure it protected the rights of Rohingya Muslims. 

The OIC, which represents 57 states, told Myanmar, "we call on the Myanmar government to ensure human rights for the Rohingyas."