A Bosnian Serb suspeced of carrying out crimes against humanity is to be extradited to Sarajevo to face charges after a court in France ruled in favour of hte extradition.

Iraqi Kurds have launched their own .krd domain name for an independent cyber region for Kurdistan, reports Reuters.

The .krd domain name was granted in 2013 by the US based non-profit organisation which regulates the domains, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar has returned to his country as part of a peace deal struck with President Salva Kiir's government.

His spokesman told the BBC that Mr Machar was now at rebel military headquarters in the eastern town of Pagak. the first time he has entere the country in two years.

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, marking International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, on Tuesday stressed the need to prevent genocide by fighting "genocide ideology".

Officials at UK immigration have been hacking into the phones of asylum seekers over the past three years, The Independent reported this week.

The billboard, which had shown three hands - one bearing the Turkish flag making the peace sign, surrounded by two hands with Russian and Armenian flags with crossed fingers under the heading “Truth = Peace” - was pulled after less than 24 hours. It had also said it was “proudly paid for by the Turkic Platform, Istanbul”.

A spokesperson for the billboard owners said “the ad was placed there in error”.

Armenian community leaders criticised the billboard, with the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Robert Trestan stating, “This billboard denying the Armenian Genocide is no different and just as offensive as one denying the Holocaust”.

Events took place across the world this week to mark 22 years since the beginning of the Rwandan genocide, which lead to the deaths of over 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame lit the Flame of Remembrance at the Kigali Memorial Centre this week, to mark 100 days of mourning for the victims of the genocide. See pictures from the ceremony here.

Also see accounts from genocide survivors, compiled by the United Nations, here.

US President Barack Obama released a statement to mark the occasion, stating,

“We honor not just the victims but also those who risked their lives to save others as well as the survivors who carry the memories of these atrocities. On this solemn day, we remind ourselves of our common humanity and shared commitment to protecting civilians and ensuring that mass atrocities of this magnitude never happen again.”

The International Criminal Court has dismissed a war crimes case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, ruling that there was insufficient evidence.

The court refused to acquit one of the most senior political leaders to stand trial in The Hague, with one judge declaring it a mistrial because of a "troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling".

Mr Ruto denied the charges of murder, deportation and persecution, which occurred following the 2007 elections in which about 1,200 people were killed.

In February the ICC banned the use of recanted witness testimony, an enormous advantage to Mr Ruto as many key witnesses changed their statements, suspected to be due to intimidation.

Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has resigned after the Panama Papers showed he owned an off-shore company with his wife, which he did not declare.

Mr Gunnlaugsson seemed unrepentant in the face of accusations that he concealed millions of dollars' worth of assets and denied any wrong doing, however pressure had been building since the revelations.

Thousands of people protested outside the parliament building in the Reykjavik on Monday and opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion.

Read more here.

The revelation, described as the biggest leak in history, linked to 12 current of former heads of state, including Iceland’s prime minister, who has faced street protests calling on him to resign. Amongst the 140 politicians from more than 50 countries revealed in the leak, were more than 60 relatives and associates of politicians.