• Iran nuclear agreement could be reached within months - Kerry

    Nov 10
    The US Secretary of State John Kerry said that he hoped an agreement on Iran's nuclear program would be reached within months on Monday, amid improved ties between Tehran and the West.

    At a news conference on Monday, Kerry said, "through diplomacy we have an absolute responsibility to pursue an agreement."
  • Peace deal in Congo yet to be signed
    A peace deal between M23 rebels and the Congolese government is yet to be signed, after government officials asked for more time to study a proposed document.
  • Congolese M23 rebels to sign peace deal with government

    The Congolese M23 rebels will sign a peace agreement with the Congolese government on Monday, after giving up their struggle during an offensive by the United Nations backed Democratic Republic of Congo army, last week.

  • Washington sceptical about Iran talks
    Washington remains sceptical about Iran's willingness to roll back its nuclear programme, according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.

    Although some progress was made in talks between Iran and the US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany, no deal was reached.

    Kerry told press:
    "We are not blind, and I don't think we're stupid,"
  • Warlords have been warned'
    A Guardian special report looked at the work the the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) does in identifying victims from mass graves and bringing suspected war criminals to justice.

    The report, entitled 'From Bosnia to Syria: the investigators identifying victims of genocide', quotes Adam Boys, the organisation's chief operating officer, as saying,
  • Iranian deputy minister assassinated in Tehran
    Iran's Deputy Minister for Trade and Mining was shot dead by unknown assailants in Tehran on Sunday night, according to reports.

    Safdar Rahmat Abadi was shot in the head and chest as he got into his car on Sunday night, said the IRNA, who quoted police officials as saying,
  • Demands for severe penalty for Royal Marine convicted of murder

    A former army chief has called for severe punishment for the Royal Marine sergeant who was convicted of murdering an Afghan militant.

    Lord Guthrie, a former chief of the defence staff, told the Observer that “murder is murder”.

  • Rwanda welcomes Denmark genocide extradition

    Rwanda has welcomed a decision by Danish courts to uphold an extradition of a genocide suspect, after a decision was made on the defendant’s final appeal.

  • Saudi to fund Syrian rebel movement with millions of dollars

    Saudi Arabia is preparing to give the rebel Jaysh al-Islam millions of dollars, in an attempt to defeat Bashar al-Assad’s regime and counter the increasingly powerful al-Qaeda affiliated groups in the country.

  • Royal Marine found guilty of murder of Afghan fighter

    A British sergeant has been found guilty of murdering an Afghan insurgent, who was shot dead as he lay injured after an air strike.

    Judge Blackett told the marine, identified only as Marine A:

    "Marine A, this court has found you guilty of murder. The mandatory sentence prescribed by law is imprisonment for life.

  • M23 rebel leader surrenders in Uganda
    The commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surrendered in Uganda, reports the BBC.

     The commander, Suiltani Makenga, is said to have, handed himself over along with hundreds of other M23 fighters to Ugandan officials.

    Makenga wanted in Congo for his role in war crimes committed by his organisation.
  • Guatemala genocide trial postponed to 2015
    The genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been set to resume in January 2015, according to officials.

    Sebastian Elgueta, Guatemala researcher at Amnesty International, responded to the events by saying,
  • Boko Haram could be war criminals, says UN
    Nigerian Islamist organisation Boko Haram, may be classified as war criminals, according to the United Nations human rights office in Geneva, after being blamed for an attack on a wedding convoy.
     
    Slamming the attack as "atrocious", spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Cecile Pouilly said,
  • Arafat may have been poisoned

    Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004, may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, according to Swiss forensic experts.

    Arafat was said to have died of a stroke, however Palestinians and others have long accused the Israeli government of poisoning him.

  • Colombian govt and Farc reach 'fundamental agreement'
    The Colombian government and Farc rebels reached a "fundamental agreement" according to a joint statement by the two sides on Wednesday.

    The agreement would allow a "new democratic opening" for Farc to enter Colombian politics.

    The Farc leader, Ivan Marquez told Reuters:
    "We are completely satisfied with what we have agreed on the point of political participation,"
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