Seven former military and police personnel have been jailed for "crimes against humanity committed in the international context of genocide", by a court in Argentina, earlier this week.

The head of the Syrian National Congress (SNC), Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, has resigned from the opposition movement, according to a statement on his Facebook page.

Al-Khatib said he resigned because he wanted to work without the constraints that being part of an institution placed on him.

The Free Syrian Army announced on Sunday that it does not recognize the opposition coalition's choice of provisional prime minister, reports Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised to Turkey for the deaths caused by a commando raid on an aid flotilla, which attempted to breach the blockade on Gaza, and agreed to compensate the relatives of the deceased.

The suspected war criminal General Bosco Ntaganda has arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, after surrendering at the US embassy in Rwanda.

Gen Ntaganda has been charged by the ICC with 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has been accepted by President Michel Suleiman.

Mikati's resignation is said to have sparked clashes in the northern port city of Tripoli, where reports claim heavy weaponry such as mortar bombs were involved.

Mikati resigned after a ministerial meeting on Friday was deadlocked by a dispute with Hezbollah.

US President Barack Oabama paid a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial site in Israel, as part of his 3 day visit to the country.

The President  with Israeli prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres, lit the 'Eternal Flame' and took part in a 10-minute ceremony, which concluded with a prayer for the souls of martyrs.

The leader of the PKK Abdullah Ocalan has called for an immediate ceasefire with Turkey, in a significant step in the peace process between Kurds and Turkey.

The Italian government has agreed to send back the marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen.

Delhi had allowed the men to return to Italy last month to vote in the country’s election, however they failed to return, sparking a diplomatic row which saw the Italian ambassador to India barred from leaving the country.

The US has been working with Kigali and the ICC to transfer Bosco Ntaganda to the The Hague “as quickly as possible”.

US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnny Carson, said Rwanda was cooperating and would not interfere with the transfer of the man, also known as “The Terminator”.

US President Barack Obama is reportedly set to receive a cold reception when he visits the West Bank on Thursday.

The former military ruler of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, has begun his trial for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

The trial was hailed by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay who said,

The new Chinese president Xi Jinping has hailed the “enormous shared interests” between China and the US, calling for stronger ties between the two countries.

Speaking during talks with US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Xi said the relationship should be approached "from a strategic and long-term perspective".

The White House has said they were “deeply sceptical” of claims by the Syrian government that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian opposition, in a rocket attack in Aleppo.

Sana news agency reported that,