A group of Farc rebels has been arrested by the Colombian army, after an ambush on troops left 15 soldiers dead.

Over 70 rebels attacked 26 soldiers who were guarding an oil pipeleine near the country’s border with Venezuela.

Election officials abducted by gunmen in Northern Mali a week before presidential elections have been released.

The British government has revoked five export licences for military equipment destined for Egypt in response to reports that security forces have used excessive force in dealing with protests since the deposition of forme

A woman who lied on her refugee application in the United states over her role in the Rwandan genocide has been jailed for 10 years.

43-year-old Beatrice Munyenyezi commanded road blocks in Rwanda, where Hutu militias would murder Tutsi civilians ruled the US court, making her reportedly the first person in the US to be convicted over the genocide of Tutsis.

The former chief of a CIA unit based in Milan has been arrested in Panama.

Robert Seldon Lady was convicted in absentia by an Italian court for the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003.

The cleric, known as Abu Omar, was then reportedly flown to Egypt and tortured.

The Arab League has expressed its support for a plan to recommence peace talks between Palestine and Israel.

US Secretary of State John Kerry proposed his plan to the league in Jordan and said he was hopeful both countries "would soon be able to come and sit at the same table".

The International Criminal Court has said that two witnesses have withdrawn from testifying at President Uhuru Kenyatta’s case over security concerns.

ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdallah told the BBC: "The prosecutor might seek to add other witnesses in the future if suitable replacements for these witnesses are forthcoming."

The International Criminal Court told Libya today, that it must hand over the son of Moammar Gadhafi so he can face charges of crimes against humanity.

President Juan Manuel Santos has met with members of the rebel ELN after they surrendered their arms. The second largest rebel force in the country has around 1,500 members and this is the largest ELN group to lay down their arms.

The US burger chain McDonald’s, one of the largest and most instantly recognisable brands in the world, is due to open their first branch in Vietnam in 2014.

The president of Panama Ricardo Martinelli has said that a ship, sailing under the North Korean flag, was found to be carrying military equipment when stopped on the Panama Canal.

The 35-member crew is reported to have resisted the boarding of the ship and the captain attempted to commit suicide.