• ICC judges ask prosecutors to review decision over Gaza flotilla raid

    Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) were asked by judges to review their decision not to investigate the raid on a humanitarian flotilla destined for Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in 2010, reports Reuters.

    The ICC judges sought the review in a ruling published on Thursday.


    Last year, the chief prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda said that Israel will not face prosecution for the attack on the flotilla, which left nine activists dead, despite a “reasonable basis” that war crimes were committed.

  • ‘Book keeper of Auschwitz’ convicted by German Court
    A 94 year old man has been convicted for his role in the extermination of 300,000 people in a Nazi Concentration Camp.

    Reuters has described the trial as one of the last big Holocaust trials.

    Mr Groening remains free until the court decides how much of his four year sentence he will need to serve.
  • UN to vote on resolution to lift sanctions on Iran
    The UN will vote on a resolution that looks to endorse the recently agreed nuclear deal with Iran and end targeted sanctions next week, reports Reuters.

    The US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, briefed the 15 member Security Counci

  • Protests in in Budapest against anti-migrant fence

    Close to one thousand people gathered in Budapest on Tuesday to protest against an anti-migrant fence, currently being built by Hungary, along its border with Serbia. The fence is aimed at preventing increasing numbers of migrants, most of whom are refugees, from entering Hungary from the south. Around 80,000 migrants and refugees have reached the country so far this year.

  • Pro independence Catalan parties unite to fight Spain's regional elections
    The two main pro-independence parties in Catalonia announced on Monday that they would unite to fight Spain's regional election in September in order to further the independence campaign, reports Reuters.

    Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya (CDC), the party of Catalan's governor Artur Mas, and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) would be campaigning for a mandate of pursuing independence for the region.

    "It is an agreement to win the elections with the aim of Catalonia becoming an independent state," the CDC's Josep Rull was quoted by Reuters as saying.

  • Iran agrees nuclear deal that sees lifting of international sanctions

    Iran and six world powers reached a deal on Tuesday, with an agreement that concluded over a decade of negotiation over the nation's nuclear programme.

  • Clashes in Belfast during Orange Order march

    At least eight police officers were injured during the annual Orange Order march by protestants in Belfast, after loyalists were stopped from passing a Catholic estate.

    PSNI officers were pelted with bottles and other missiles, in response to which a water cannon and plastic bullets were deployed.

  • Civilians in Iraq face dire rights violations under Islamic State control finds UN
    Civilians in Islamic State held territory in Iraq are facing a “terrible”  existence found a UN report released on Monday.

    The joint report compiled by the Office of t

  • IS Khorasan leader 'killed' in drone strike

    The leader of the Islamic State in Khorasan, a region across Afghanistan and Pakistan, was killed in a drone strike according to Afghan officials.

    Hafiz Saeed is said to have died on Friday night in Achin, in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.

    IS has rejected the claims, telling the BBC Hafiz Saeed Khan "is alive".

  • Colombia agrees to de-escalate conflict with Farc

    Colombia's government has agreed to reduce attacks on Farc positions, after the militant group announced a unilateral ceasefire earlier this week.

    The government and the rebels in  join statement said government forces will refrain from military attacks on rebel positions from July 20, if Farc fulfils the terms of its ceasefire.

  • Israel releases detained Palestinian hunger striker

    Israel has released a Palestinian Islamic leader following a deal that saw him end a 56 day hunger strike, reports Reuters.

  • UN brokered humanitarian ceasefire broken by Saudi coalition strikes in Yemen

    A UN brokered humanitarian ceasefire was broken less than a day after being implemented, reports the BBC.

  • Serbian PM forced to flee Srebrenica memorial

    The Serbian Prime Minister was forced to flee the memorial event marking the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacres, as thousands filed along the roads that saw the massacres of over 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica to commemorate the killings.

  • Still lessons to be learnt to prevent genocide says UN at Srebrenica memorial

    Lessons remain to be learnt in protecting communities from genocide and mass atrocities, said the UN deputy Secretary General at the commemoration event of the Srebrenica genocide.

  • Serbia bans Srebrenica memorial events

    The Serbian government has banned events in Belgrade commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, after threats were made by right-wing extremists.

    An official memorial will take place in Srebrenica however activists intended to hold a gathering outside the Serbian parliament in the capital.

    Serbia's Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said he had taken the decision to guarantee "peace and security in the whole of Serbia", but organiser Dusan Masic, said it was "scandalous", and showed "where Serbia is in 2015".

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