Twin bombs were set off in a Nigerian business district packed with commuters and traders killing over 100 people today, reports The Guardian.

The Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic’s  trial on genocide and crimes against humanity commenced at the International Criminal Court today, reports the BBC.

Mladic, one of the most high-profile suspects, denies 11 charges against him base do this involvement in the Bosnian war between 1992-85.

Russian’s President Vladmir Putin today ordered troops placed on Ukraine’s border to withdraw reports the BBC.

A statement by the Kremlin said that troops in Tostov, Belgorod and Bryansk had been ordered back to their permanent bases.

A suicide blast has killed four in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, reports the BBC.

Nigerian police reported that the attack on Sunday night happened in a street with many bars and night spots.

African leaders meeting in Paris agreed today to wage war on the Boko Haram militant group operating in Nigeria. Reports the Guardian.

US President Barack Obama, last week renewed economic sanctions on Myanmar for another year citing a lack of expected progress in reforms, reported Reuters.

Commenting on the reasons behind renewing sanctions, Obama said,

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The BJP is on course for a landslide victory in the Indian elections, winning beyond the 272 seats needed to form a majority government.

The US President Barack Obama congratulated the BJP leader Narendra Modi on his historic win in the Indian election in a phone call made this afternoon, inviting him "to visit Washington at a mutually agreeable time to strengthen our bilateral relationship."

At least 31 civilians were killed in clashes between the opposing factions in the Central African Republic (CAR) said Red Cross officials.

“Yesterday, Red Cross volunteers collected 21 bodies, most of them civilians,” a local Catholic priest told Reuters.

The British Foreign Secretary William Hague, labelling the upcoming Syrian presidential elections as a ‘parody of democracy’, announced that the Syrian opposition would have its diplomatic status in the UK upgraded, reports the BBC.

William Hague, whilst hosting a meeting of the Friends of Syria group in London, said,

The US revealed yesterday that it was flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria in an effort to find the 200 girls abducted by the militant Boko Haram group, reports the BBC.

US officials also announced that Nigeria was using US satellite imagery to aid its ground search missions.

The Ukrainian interim leadership today during talks to deescalate the rebellion in eastern regions outlined plans to allow regions greater autonomy over local affairs, reports Reuters.

The talks, which involved politicians and civil society groups, excluded representatives of the pro-independence movement in the eastern regions.

Officials form the International Criminal Court announced today that allegations of war crimes committed by British troops will be examined and verified by the court.