Kurdish forces and their Syrian allies have captured a key town from Islamic State fighters, just 50 km from Raqqa, the de-facto capital of the self-declared caliphate.

A spokesman for the the Popular Protection Units (YPG) said Ain Issa and its surrounding villages were now under the militia's "total control".

The head of Rwanda's intelligence services has been arrested in London, over accusations about his involvement in massacres during the country's genocide.

General Karenzi Karake, 54, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, under a European Arrest Warrant issued by Spain, which obliges Britain to act. It is understood the general previously travelled to Britain without trouble.

The report, commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), placed most of the blame on Israel and called on the government to hold those responsi

A senior al-Jazeera journalist was arrested in Germany, after Egypt issued an international arrest warrant.

Ahmed Mansour was sentenced to 15 years in absentia, by a court in Egypt, which found him guilty of torture.

Naser Oric was acquitted by a UN court of war crimes against Bosnian Serb Civilians, however was arrest

The prime minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic says he was prepared to attend ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.

Nearly 8,000 Bosniak Muslims were killed by Bosnian Serb soldiers, in the town of Srebrenica, called by the UN an act of genocide.

"As prime minister, I am ready to bow my head to show the stand we take towards the innocent victims of Srebrenica," said Mr Vucic.

He described Srebrenica as "hell", but stopped short of calling it genocide.

But the mayor of Srebrenica, Camil Durakovic said Mr Vucic's statement was a "provocation".

The Tuareg led militant alliance in Mali signed a landmark deal which looked to end a 5 decade long conflict that saw many die in the northern regions of the country.

Eight Bosnian Croats were arrested by police in Bosnia-Herzegovina on suspicion of having committed war crimes during the conflict in Bosnia in the early 90s, AP reported.

The African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government,  called on the United Nations General Assembly to finalise a date for holding a referendum for self-determination of the Saharawi people in Western Sahara.

The UN reports that the number of displaced people the world reached a record high of nearly 60 million people in 2014.

UNHCR said that there was an increase in 8.3 million from the previous year. The ongoing war in Syria is seen as a major contributor. The authors of the report say their findings mean that one in every 122 people on the planet was either a refugee, internally displaced or seeking asylum.

The report states that more than 15 conflicts have begun or recommenced, including three in the Middle East and eight in Africa.

38.2 million of the total 59.5 million have been internally displaced in their own countries. 19.5 million of the total figure were refugees, half of these being children.

The former Prime Minister of Kosovo, Minister Ramush Haradinaj has been detained in Slovenia, because of an investigation looking into war crimes, during the Balkan conflict in the 1990s.

He was blocked from boarding a flight at Ljubljana Airport, his party reported.

The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao committed to increase lending to India over upcoming years on Tuesday.

Speaking after a meeting with India’s Finance minister and Minister of Urban Development, Mr Nakao, said,