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".

German authorities are moving towards recognising the colonial era killing of more than 65,000 ethnic Hereros in Namibia as genocide, according to the latest reports.

Germany’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Martin Schaefer said that talks were ongoing with Namibia on a joint declaration, which would follow a previous parliamentary motion signed three years ago. The motion states that "the war of destruction in Namibia from 1904 to 1908 was a war crime and genocide".

The latest moves follow the speaker of the German parliament Norbert Lammert writing a guest column for news weekly Die Zeit earlier this week, where he said “using today's standards of international law, the crushing of the Herero revolt was genocide".

The Pope has condemned the killing of Christians in the Middle East, describing the killings as genocide in a speech on Thursday this week.

Speaking at the World Meeting of the Popular Movements in Bolivia, Pope Francis said, "today we are dismayed to see how in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world many of our brothers and sisters are persecuted, tortured and killed for their faith in Jesus."

“In this third world war, waged piecemeal, which we are now experiencing, a form of genocide is taking place, and it must end," he continued.

Colombia's Farc rebels have declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, after an increase in violent incidents between the group and the government in recent weeks.

Chief negotiator of the group at talks with the government, Ivan Marquez, said he hoped the ceasefire, starting on 20 July, could lead to a bilateral truce.

Mr Marquez said the truce would "create favourable conditions in order to advance with the opposing side toward a bilateral and definitive ceasefire."

The government welcomed the move but said more was needed.

The root causes of last year’s conflict in Gaza remain unaddressed despite a growing humanitarian crisis said the UN in a statement made on Wednesday.

Nuclear talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1 have been extended by three days after disagreements over the lifting of an arms embargo on the country.

Madrid's city council will change the names of streets which refer to former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco and his regime.

The authority said around 170 streets are still named after the general, under whose rule countless of atrocities were committed against his opponents.

The government of the United States has given the go-ahead to the world's largest cruise company to commence trips to Cuba from Miami, the latest move in the thawing relationship between the two countries.

Carnival Corp said it was still awaiting approval from the Cuban government but the trips could start early next year.

The FARC negotiating team called for “strong gestures” from the Colombian government that proved commitment to peace.

Speaking to Agence France Presse, FARC commander Pastor Alape and senior member of the negotiation team, said,

A suicide bomb in a church in the northeast of Nigeria has capped a week in which almost every day saw deaths due to violence by Boko Haram militants.

At least 5 people were killed in the latest attack in Potiskum, in Yobe state.

Recent attacks include: