Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has resigned after the Panama Papers showed he owned an off-shore company with his wife, which he did not declare.

Mr Gunnlaugsson seemed unrepentant in the face of accusations that he concealed millions of dollars' worth of assets and denied any wrong doing, however pressure had been building since the revelations.

Thousands of people protested outside the parliament building in the Reykjavik on Monday and opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion.

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The revelation, described as the biggest leak in history, linked to 12 current of former heads of state, including Iceland’s prime minister, who has faced street protests calling on him to resign. Amongst the 140 politicians from more than 50 countries revealed in the leak, were more than 60 relatives and associates of politicians.

The International Criminal Court has dismissed a war crimes case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, ruling that there was insufficient evidence.

The court refused to acquit one of the most senior political leaders to stand trial in The Hague, with one judge declaring it a mistrial because of a "troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling".

Mr Ruto denied the charges of murder, deportation and persecution, which occurred following the 2007 elections in which about 1,200 people were killed.

In February the ICC banned the use of recanted witness testimony, an enormous advantage to Mr Ruto as many key witnesses changed their statements, suspected to be due to intimidation.

Indian police officers involved in the killing of 10 Sikh pilgrims in 1991 have been sentenced to life by a court in Lucknow.

The forty-seven policemen were found guilty of staging a "fake encounter", a term used to describe a planned extrajudicial killing. They lied that the Sikh men were militants and armed.

Kenya's Vice-President William Ruto is due to find out whether a crimes against humanity case against him at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be heard.

Mr Ruto denies murder, deportation and persecution charges during violence that followed the 2007 elections in which about 1,200 people were killed. His lawyers demand that the case be terminated due to a lack of evidence.

Mr Ruto is one of the most senior politicians to be tried by the ICC to date.

A massive leak of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how powerful politicians and businessmen from across the world have used secret tax havens to launder money, avoid sanctions and dodge tax laws.

The revelation, described as the biggest leak in history, linked to 12 current of former heads of state, including Iceland’s prime minister, who has faced street protests calling on him to resign. Amongst the 140 politicians from more than 50 countries revealed in the leak, were more than 60 relatives and associates of politicians.

Individuals or companies who are subject to sanctions, including those based in Iran, Zimbabwe, Syria and North Korea, were also customers of the law firm.

The Azeri government announced a unilateral ceasefire on Sunday, after clashes erupted with Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, however reports indicate that the violence continued.

"Azerbaijan, showing goodwill, has decided to unilaterally cease hostilities," Azerbbaijan's defence ministry said in a statement, warning that it would retaliate if its forces were attacked.

But David Babayan, a Karabakh military spokesman, told AFP news agency that fighting had not stopped.