Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman asserted that Israel should reoccupy the Gaza strip, citing reports that 41 rockets were fired from the Palestinian territory into Southern Israel.

"We need to reoccupy Gaza," said Liberman in an interview to Channel 2 television.

A commission appointed by Myanmar's government rejected the finding of a UN report that alleged systematic killings by security forces, and instead concluded there was no evidence that 40 Rohingyas were killed during attacks that took place in January, reported VoA.

Commission member, Yin Yin Nwe said,

Quebec's Premier, Pauline Marois said an independence Quebec would not have borders or tolls with Canada, speaking at an electoral campaign event.

Ms Marois, who leads the pro-independence, Parti Quebecois, said that Canadians would be able to travel freely in and out of an independent Quebec.

"We could continue to go see the Rockies in the West... go to Prince Edward Island and [the rest of Canada] could continue to come visit us," said Ms. Marois speaking to CBC news, stressing, "There will be no borders and no tolls."

A recent report released by Amnesty international, found that the Syrian government was using starvation tactics against displaced civilians.

The report highlighted at least 128 refugees deaths due to starvation in the Yarmouk displacement camp. 

Commenting on the struggles faced by the displaced Syrians, Amnesty’s Middle East director, Philip Luther, stressed,

Leaders of a United Nations investigation of human rights abuses in Central African Republic further outlined their intention to extend their investigation to look into “reports of genocide” as they launched a probe Monday.

Expressing concern over hate propaganda used by ethnic communities in the conflict, the chair of the investigation, Bernard Acho Muna, said,

America’s ambassador, Geoffrey Pyatt, in Kiev, outlined today that the Us would refuse to recognise the upcoming referendum in Crimea, and warned of further action should Russia look to use the vote to legitimise its occupation.

The ambassador further outlined that next week’s referendum, could lead to stronger sanctions by the US and the UK.

The Arab League has refused to recognise Israel as a 'Jewish state', backing the rejection of Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas.

Israel has been pushing for the recognition as essential to peace negotiations but the Arab League's chief Nabil El-Araby called on Arab countries to take a "firm stand" against the demands.

A International Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC) worker was killed today, in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR), amid escalating ethnic violence.

Commenting on the event, the head of the ICRC delegation, Georgios Georgantas, said,
 

“We urgently call on all those bearing arms to respect and spare people working for the ICRC or for the broader International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and indeed all those who carry out humanitarian work.”