The EU told Serbia on Monday that it must meet certain benchmarks around the prosecution of war crimes in order to work towards membership of the European Union.

Airstrikes by a US-led coalition on territory held by the Islamic State (IS) have resulted in the deaths of at least 56 civilians on Tuesday according to Syrian opposition activists.

Bahrain’s court dissolved the main Shi’ite opposition group al-Wefaq and liquidated the organisation’s funds reports Reuters.

Amidst a deepening environment of cracking down on decent, Bahrain’s court found the group’s political activities had deviated towards incitement to violence and the encouragement of mass protests and sit-ins that could lead to sectarian strife.

A military coup in Turkey appears to have failed as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to the country after attempting to seek asylum in Europe.

The army faction had announced that it was in control of the country but was met on the streets by protests and supporters of Erdogan.

US and Kurdish officials signed a memorandum of understanding this week, which “includes provisions of military support to the Peshmerga forces," according to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

The US acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin met with Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani and acting Minister of Peshmerga Affairs Karim Sinjari, with whom she signed the memorandum with on Tuesday.

Authorities in Indian controlled Kashmir seized newspapers and shut down cable television in attempts to quash mobilisation which has seen protests over the killing of Kashmiri separatist commander Burhan Wani.

A Kashmir government minister, who commented remained anonymous, told Reuters that,

Eighty-five people have been killed in Nice, France after a truck drove into the crowds gathered to celebrate Bastille Day last night before firing shots at those trying to flee.

The driver of the truck ploughed into the crowds for 2km before French police shot him dead.

The attack was condemned by the French president Francois Hollande who said it was of "an undeniable terrorist nature".

Human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian regime of forcibly disappearing and torturing hundreds of people, including political activists, students and protestors.

The group says many of the disappeared, some as young as 14, have been held for months.

The Egyptian government has denied the allegations.

Relatives of Marie Colvin, a veteran journalist killed in Syria in 2012, have filed a lawsuit claiming she was deliberately targeted by the Syrian government.

The lawsuit alleges that veteran Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin was killed in order to silence her reporting on Syria and Homs.

Indian troops opened fire on thousands of protesters killing at least eight civilians from south Kashmir reports Al Jazeera.

The shooting came after tens of thousands of people defied a curfew in Kashmir to pay respects to a Kashmiri rebel fighter, Burwan Wani, who was shot dead by security forces.

Two former mayors from Rwanda have been jailed for life in France for their role in the 1994 genocide in the country.

Tito Barahira, 65, and Octavien Ngenzi, 58, were found guilty of crimes against humanity and genocide, including during the massacre of 2,000 Tutsis in a church in Kabarondo/.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has been targeted with sanctions by the US over human rights abuses.

The US treasury said Mr Kim was "directly responsible" for human rights violations and blacklisted him alongside ten other officials. The sanctions will freeze any property held by the individuals in the US and ban US citizens from conducting business with them.

The United Nations Secretary General Bank Ki-moon slammed Israel’s decision to advance plans to build further hundreds more units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, reports Reuters.

Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric in a statement released on Tuesday, said,