At least 48 students have been killed in a blast at a high school in the northeast Nigerian city of Potiskum on Monday, according to latest reports.

A former Serbian politician currently awaiting a verdict for a war crimes trial at The Hague has been released by the court, so that he can receive chemotherapy treatment for colon and liver cancer.

A Congolese military court sentenced a top army general to 10 years imprisonment, after finding him guilty of war crimes on Friday.

General Jerome Kakwavu was found guilty on charges of rape, murder and torture. The crimes took place between 2003 and 2004, when he led the Armed Forces of the Congolese People (FAPC), a militia that was fighting in the northeastern region of the country.

North Korea freed two US citizens who were being held in detention, after the US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper flew to the country on a secret mission on Saturday.

US President Barack Obama hailed the release of the two men and praised Clapper, saying,

“I think it’s a wonderful day for them and their families, and obviously we are very grateful for their safe return and I appreciate director Clapper doing a great job on what was obviously a challenging mission.”

The release was also welcomed by US Secretary of State John Kerry who said,

"Their release has been our focus every single day and we've been working all the angles available to bring them home… We're pleased that this humanitarian gesture has taken place."

Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae were arrested by North Korean authorities in 2014 and 2012 respectively, both being sentenced to hard labour for “hostile acts”.

India's military has issued an apology for the killing of two teenage boys, shot dead by soldiers in Kashmir earlier this week.

The army opened fire at a car the boys were travelling in, hitting the car 32 times.

The UN says that the Gambian government has denied full access to two experts who were supposed to investigate reports of extrajudicial executions and torture of government opponents, journalists and activists.

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said that Israel will not face prosecution for an attack on a flotilla of ships attempting to deliver aid to Gaza four years ago, despite a “reasonable basis” that war crimes were committed.

Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that there would be no further investigation into the killing of 9 passengers on the ship, despite a report from her office describing Israeli forces as “intentionally directing an attack” against civilian targets.

"The information available provides a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes were committed on board the Comorian-registered vessel the Mavi Marmara during the interception of the flotilla," said Bensouda.

However she went on to add that the court would not be investigating the case further, saying, "after carefully assessing all relevant considerations, I have concluded that the potential case(s) likely arising from an investigation into this incident would not be of 'sufficient gravity' to justify further action by the ICC."

"The African Union joint U.N. mission in Darfur is calling on the government of Sudan to grant the mission unhindered access to all of Darfur, especially to areas where alleged incidents affecting civilians have been reported, in accordance with the status of forces agreement."

An Israeli firm which has been subjected to boycott calls by campaigners has decided to shut down its controversial plant in the Palestinian West Bank territory.

According to the New York Times, the SodaStream's stock and revenue have shrunk since actress Scarlett Johansson's appointment as the company's spokesperson caused controversy and her resignation from her post as ambassador for Oxfam International, which opposes Israeli settlements in Palestine.