Heavy fighting has broken out between Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers and M23 rebels near the eastern city of Goma.

The clashes came after the breakdown of peace talks between the groups in Uganda.

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Protesting the denial of war crimes by Bosnian authorities, activists erected 'guerrilla memorials' overnight in three towns across the country.

Bearing the text "So that it never happens again. In memory of the victims of war crimes committed in the area of (Foca, Bugojno or Konjic)" the memorials were dedicated to Serbs, Muslims and Croats killed in the 1992-5 war.

An activist from a multi-ethnic group said:

"These memorials were raised by the people,"

The International Criminal Court has decided to require Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto to attend most of his trial.

His defence had argued that he was needed in Kenya after the attacks on a Nairobi shopping centre and that his trial for crimes against humanity could continue without him present.

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See extracts from a blog post by Channel 4's Paul Mason below. For full post click here.

As political heroes go, few rank higher that Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Most people know her as a modern-day saint – the diminutive democrat who defied Burma’s ruthless military leaders. Yet an increasing number are beginning to question Ms Suu Kyi’s judgement.

The US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power paid an emotional visit to the memorial to the Rwandan genocide in Kigali earlier this month, as part of a mission from the UN Security Council.


In an passionate interview after her visit, Power said,

Three British Royal Marines stood trial today for thee alleged murder of a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan.

The killing is believed to have taken place in Helmand Province in September 2011 but only came to light last year, after video footage of the incident was uncovered.

In the footage, recorded by a helmet camera, an injured Taliban fighter is found in a field by 3 Marines, before one of them shoot him in the chest. He then went on to say,

"Obviously this don’t go anywhere fellas, I’ve just broken the Geneva Convention.”

Burmese opposition leader has told the BBC that there was no ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the country, and that a “climate of fear” increased tensions between Buddhists and Muslims.

When questioned about the 140,000 Muslims who were forced to leave their homes, Suu Kyi replied that many Buddhists had also fled the country.

Secret US documents have revealed that senior Pakistani government officials have, for years, endorsed CIA drone strikes.

According to the Washington post, briefing reports for CIA drone attacks were prepared specifically for Pakistani officials, suggesting that Pakistan’s government were tacitly approving such strikes.

Croatian police arrested a former Serbian officer that was previously indicted for war crimes during the Croatian-Serb conflict in Gospic.

India and China signed an agreement on bilateral border defence measures today, during the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s, two day visit Beijing.

Noting the significance of the new agreement, Singh said,

“When India and China shake hands, the world notices. Peace at border is our strategic benchmark. The relationship pursued by India and China with other countries must not become a source of concern to each other.”