The Congolese M23 rebels will sign a peace agreement with the Congolese government on Monday, after giving up their struggle during an offensive by the United Nations backed Democratic Republic of Congo army, last week.

Commenting on the latest developments, the united Nation’s Peace envoy, Mary Robinson, said

Washington remains sceptical about Iran's willingness to roll back its nuclear programme, according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Although some progress was made in talks between Iran and the US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany, no deal was reached.

Kerry told press:

"We are not blind, and I don't think we're stupid,"

A Guardian special report looked at the work the the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) does in identifying victims from mass graves and bringing suspected war criminals to justice.

The report, entitled 'From Bosnia to Syria: the investigators identifying victims of genocide', quotes Adam Boys, the organisation's chief operating officer, as saying,

"You simply cannot kill tens, hundreds or thousands of people and expect to get away with it"

Iran's Deputy Minister for Trade and Mining was shot dead by unknown assailants in Tehran on Sunday night, according to reports.

Safdar Rahmat Abadi was shot in the head and chest as he got into his car on Sunday night, said the IRNA, who quoted police officials as saying,

"Investigations show that two shots were fired from inside the vehicle,"

A former army chief has called for severe punishment for the Royal Marine sergeant who was convicted of murdering an Afghan militant.

Lord Guthrie, a former chief of the defence staff, told the Observer that “murder is murder”.

"My view is that the military should observe the highest standards, and if some crime is committed, like everybody else they should pay the price. I don't know whether there were any mitigating circumstances, but murder is murder."

Rwanda has welcomed a decision by Danish courts to uphold an extradition of a genocide suspect, after a decision was made on the defendant’s final appeal.

51-year-old Mbarushimana, who was arrested in Denmark in 2010, is wanted on charges of genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, murder and extermination.
The verdict was described by Rwanda as "a vote of confidence in Rwanda's judicial system", and if extradited, will see Mbarushimana become the genocide second suspect to be sent back from Scandinavian countries. 

Saudi Arabia is preparing to give the rebel Jaysh al-Islam millions of dollars, in an attempt to defeat Bashar al-Assad’s regime and counter the increasingly powerful al-Qaeda affiliated groups in the country.

"There are two wars in Syria," said Mustafa Alani, an analyst for the Saudi-backed Gulf Research Centre, to The Guardian. "One against the Syrian regime and one against al-Qaida. Saudi Arabia is fighting both."

A British sergeant has been found guilty of murdering an Afghan insurgent, who was shot dead as he lay injured after an air strike.

Judge Blackett told the marine, identified only as Marine A:

"Marine A, this court has found you guilty of murder. The mandatory sentence prescribed by law is imprisonment for life.

The commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surrendered in Uganda, reports the BBC.

 The commander, Suiltani Makenga, is said to have, handed himself over along with hundreds of other M23 fighters to Ugandan officials.

Makenga wanted in Congo for his role in war crimes committed by his organisation.
Speaking to the BBC a Ugandan spokesperson outlined that the decision on whether or not to hand over the leader would be made after the peace deal between the rebel group and the government was signed.

The genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been set to resume in January 2015, according to officials.

Sebastian Elgueta, Guatemala researcher at Amnesty International, responded to the events by saying,

“This decision to further delay is a letdown for genocide victims and their families who have already waited over three decades, and fought hard to ensure Ríos Montt was held to account in the courts,”