The African Union has called a special summit to discuss a mass withdrawal from the Internationl Criminal Court in protest at the trial of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto.

A letter sent to the ICC signed by African leaders argued that Ruto’s presence at The Hague was detrimental to the future of Kenya.

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The United States is willing to engage in talks with Iran regarding its nuclear program "on the basis of mutual respect" said the White House on Friday.

The deputy spokesperson, Josh Earnest said:

"We have had a number of engagements with the Iranians and we'll continue to have conversations on the basis of mutual respect,"

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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad expressed his commitment to international calls to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, outlining that it would take a year.

Speaking to Fox News, Assad also denied allegations that his forces were responsible for the deadly chemical massacre on the 21^st of August.

A US court has deemed that Almaz Nezirevic, a prison guard from Bosnia who is suspected of committing war crimes, can be extradited to Bosnia due to a sufficient amount of evidence against him.

Nezirevic has resided in the US, in Virginia, for over fifteen years.

In 1992, whilst working at Rabic detention centre in Derventa in Northern Bosnia, Nezirevic reportedly used a rifle and baton to beat prisoners and forced them to crawl on the floor and ear grass urinated on.

The US Attorney, Timothy J. Heaphy, said:

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The United Nation's defended the report released on Monday, which confirmed the use of sarin nerve agent in a chemical weapon attack in Syria, as "indisputable".

Speaking to the press on Wednesday the UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky said,

"The findings in that report are indisputable,"

"They speak for themselves and this was a thoroughly objective report on that specific incident."

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The United Nations experts investigating human rights conditions in North Korea outlined “shocking evidence” of widespread abuses and atrocities that required an international response.