Nato has decided to curb joint patrols with Afghan security forces after a spate of attacks by Afghan soldiers and policemen.

51 ISAF soldiers have died so far this year in so called “green-on-blue” attacks, most of which the Taliban claimed to have committed.

The EU commission, has outlined proposals that would see the opening up of European markets to Burmese goods.

The proposals look to remove tariffs and quotas instigated by the EU and reinstate Burma’s GSP status, which was revoked in 1997 due to concerns of forced labour.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir met on Sunday with Egypt’s newly elected President, Mohammed Morsi, to discuss the boosting of trade and investment.

Prior to the trip, London-based Amnesty International urged Cairo to withdraw the Sudanese leader’s invitation or arrest him upon arrival.

Myanmar has continued to implement reforms in the country, as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due in the United States to meet with US President Barack Obama.

A former leader of the Khmer Rouge has been released from prosecution, after she was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial.

80-year-old Ieng Thirith who reportedly suffers from Alzheimer's disease, has been released with "provisional conditions" by Cambodia's war crimes tribunal, as the court considers an appeal from prosecutors.

A court in Gaza has jailed four men for the kidnapping and killing of Italian pro-Palestine activist Vittorio Arrigoni.

Arrigoni was killed in March last year by hard line Islamists, after they kidnapped him and demanded the release of prisoners, held by Hamas authorities.

A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least eight women, according to local officials.

The attack, in a remote region of the Laghman,also injured at least seven women, with some of the injured reported to be as young as ten.

A NATO spokesperson conceded that civilians had died after an attack on insurgents.

On Saturday Lakhdar Brahimi, the newly appointed UN envoy to Syria held his first meeting with Syrian President

Bashar al-Assad, hoping to find a political solution to the ongoing conflict.

More than 50 cities in China saw massive anti-Japan protests carry on for a second day, with the Japanese embassy and several Japanese businesses coming under attack.

An opposition MP and critic of President Putin, Gennady Gudkov, was expelled from the Kremlin on Friday, for allegedly breaching the rules on business affairs.

Amnesty International called on Egypt to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, when he arrives in Cairo on Sunday.

Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide charges, is due to meet the new Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi during a two day visit.

The US State Department has ordered the withdrawal of all non-essential diplomatic staff and their families from Tunisia and Sudan.

Embassies in both countries have been attacked in recent days, during protests over an anti-Islam film produced in the US.

Chinese boats entered disputed waters between China and Japan on Thursday, as the row over a set of islands claimed by both nations continues to worsen.

Six ships were sent by China to the contested area, with the Chinese foreign ministry stating,