The Syrian army has taken control of a UN-monitored crossing in Golan Heights, after fighting near Israeli territory reports the BBC.
Austria has decided to withdraw its peacekeepers from the crossing saying the threat had "reached an unacceptable level" after two UN peacekeepers were wounded from the fighting.
The UN said it would look for replacement troops as Austria's withdrawal would affect the mission's operational capacity.
China and Russia, joined the US, UK, France and Germany, in expressing concern at the stalled UN nuclear agency investigation into Iran's facilities on Wednesday, reports Reuters.
France’s president Francois Hollande has said the international community is obliged to act as more proof of the use of chemical weapons in Syria emerges.
"We have the elements which now allow us to give certainty over the use of chemical weapons in Syria - at what level we still do not know."
In an analysis of the latest draft of Tunisia’s constitution, Amnesty International, noted that though there were improvements, the text still undermined tenets of international human rights law.
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, today highlighted the need for Egypt to ensure that its draft laws conform to international human rights standards and respond to the aspiration of its people, as the country looks to progress in its democratic transition.
A team of UN human rights investigators said they had "reasonable grounds" to believe that 'limited amounts' of chemical weapons had been used in Syria, reports Reuters.
Speaking at a news conference in Geneva, the chair of the UN commission of inquiry, Paulo Pinheiro said:
Two British soldiers have admitted abusing Afghan civilians, including indecent conduct towards a child and racial abuse.
The patrol commander of the soldiers, who were granted immunity, was cleared of any wrong doing at the court martial in a British army base in Germany.
Turkey’s deputy prime minister has offered an apology in an effort to appease anti-government protesters, as they stormed the street for the fifth consecutive day.
Fighting has erupted in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Syrian rebels, leaving at least 15 people dead.
Lebanese media reported that Hezbollah fighters were preparing to launch rockets when they were attacked by the Syrian rebels.
Three members of the House of Lords have been suspended after they agreed to do parliamentary work for money.
Undercover journalists of the Sunday Times filmed Ulster Unionist Lord Laird and Labour's Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate and Lord Cunningham, offering to help a fake company.
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, will hold elections by the end of July, reported the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday.
On Friday, a constitutional court ruled that parliamentary and presidential polls must take place before 31st July, and a date must be fixed by 29th June.
