French troops have begun to disarm rebel militias in the Central African Republic.

1,600 French troops are currently in the country, after clashes between Christians and Muslims claimed hundreds of lives.

France said that fighters loyal to President Djotodia had to return to their barracks and all other militas had to disarm.

A power sharing deal between the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government of Philippines has been signed in Malaysia, raising hopes that the decades-long conflict in the region may reach a resolution.

The deal will see an autonomous southern region created with significant powers devolved to the area, with the annex stating there would be “delineation and sharing of power between the central government and the Bangsamoro (Filipino Muslim) government”.

The prosecution of war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina  is 'floundering', said the prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia earlier this week.

Speaking to the UN Security Council, Serge Brammertz slammed Bosnia's state court, stating that little progress had been made towards 9 of 13 cases which had been transferred to it.

He went on to add that the Bosnian state court's release of 12 suspects, some who are accused of genocide, "poses a threat to the proper conclusion of the cases and undermines public confidence in the administration of justice".

Colombian rebel group Farc has announced a unilateral ceasefire for 30 days, commencing on December 15, a day after 9 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a police station.

The government has refused to cease attacks on the rebels without a conclusion to the peace talks which started last year. This is the second time that Farc has unilaterally declared a ceasefire.

UN inspectors arrived in Iran on Sunday, accepting Tehran's offer to welcome the inspectors to visit Iranian nuclear facilities, reports Reuters.

A spokesperson for the Iranian atomic energy agency, Behrouz Kamalvandi said,

"The inspection is under way and will be finished this afternoon, and they (the inspectors) will return to Tehran,"

"The inspectors will go back to Vienna tonight."

Israeli soldiers in the West Bank have been accused by witnesses of shooting a 15 year-old Palestinian boy, who died of his injury on Saturday, reports Reuters.

The boy's father said his son, Wajih Wajdi Al-Ramahy, had just left a grocery store when he was shot by gunfire coming from an Israeli settlement 300m away.

"I will send the body of my son for autopsy to prove he was killed by Israeli army gunfire and I will sue them," he said.

Two friends of the boy, who insisted on anonymity, said,

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced on Friday that the destruction of all Syria's unfilled munitions had been verified.

The watchdog also said that its experts had verified the destruction of parts of weapons productions facility buildings.

The joint UN-OPCW team in Syria aims to destroy the entire chemical weapons program by mid-2014, starting with the removal of the most toxic chemicals by the end of the year.

The Central African Republic will see a significant increase in troop numbers from the African Union.

The AU already has around 2,500 soldiers in the country and is increasing the number to 6,000. France is also increasing the number of soldiers it has deployed to 1,600.

Hundreds of people have died in fighting between Christian and Muslim militias.

According to the UN an estimated 10% of CAR's 4.6 million people have fled their homes, while more than a million urgently need food aid.

Amnesty International has urged the North Korean government to close down two facilities it says are being used as political prisoner camps, saying torture and executions are a regular occurrence.

The group’s North Korea researcher Rajiv Narayan, said the camps were growing.

Egyptian police fired tear gas at demonstrators on Friday, as protests continued in Cairo.

The protesters, who are in support of the ousted Mr Mursi, chanted "Dwon, down with military rule" and have been staging protests almost everyday in locations through out Egypt.

Counter protests have also been taking place, organised by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, with large marches taking place following Friday prayers.