The US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power paid an emotional visit to the memorial to the Rwandan genocide in Kigali earlier this month, as part of a mission from the UN Security Council.
Three British Royal Marines stood trial today for thee alleged murder of a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan.
The killing is believed to have taken place in Helmand Province in September 2011 but only came to light last year, after video footage of the incident was uncovered.
Burmese opposition leader has told the BBC that there was no ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the country, and that a “climate of fear” increased tensions between Buddhists and Muslims.
When questioned about the 140,000 Muslims who were forced to leave their homes, Suu Kyi replied that many Buddhists had also fled the country.
India and China signed an agreement on bilateral border defence measures today, during the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s, two day visit Beijing.
Noting the significance of the new agreement, Singh said,
Kenya is seeking to delay the International Criminal Court (ICC) trials of its president and deputy president in the aftermath of deadly terror attacks in a Nairobi shopping centre last month.
A momument dedicated to the memory of those killed in the Armenian genocide was unveiled in Quebec on Sunday, the first monument of its kind in Canada, reported Asbarez.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have slammed the use of drones by the CIA to strike at targets.
AI said the drone attacks are responsible for unlawful killings, which could amount to a war crime, and that Obama’s pledge to increase transparency has not been fulfilled.
Prosecutors in Cambodia have called for life sentences to be handed down to the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge, who are currently standing trial for crimes against humanity.
Nuon Chea, 87, and Khieu Samphan, 82, have both been charged with crimes against humanity for their part in the Khmer Rouge regime, which ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979.
Kenya is reported to be lobbying quietly for a boycott of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, over the body’s failure to take a stance against the International Criminal Court’s prosecution of its president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt over a planned upcoming peace conference in Geneva saying "factors were not yet in place" for peace talks.
Speaking to Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television, AFP quoted Assad as stating,
The United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, has called for an “immediate pause in hostilities” in the Damscus suburb of Moadamiyeh, in order to allow safe passage to civilians trapped in rebel-held areas.
The United States relaesed a statement on Saturday, strongly condemning the Syrian regime's seige of Damascus suburbs and calling for 'unfettered humanitarian access'.
Jen Psaki, spokesperson for the US State Department delivered the statment slamming the siege, especially in the town of Mouadimiya, noting,
