Over 10,000 Ethiopians staged an anti-government demonstration today  in the first large-scale protest in almost 8 years.

Former leaders of the Khmer Rouge, who are now facing trial for charges of genocide in Cambodia, have expressed their regret over atrocities committed by the regime during their trial this week.

The International Criminal Court's pre-trial chamber has ruled that Libya is not ready to try Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam.

In a letter to The Guardian, Desmond Tutu and a group of politicians, actors, playwrights and sports personalities, urged UEFA not to hold the Under-21 European Championship in Israel.

The head of the Eritrean consulate in Toronto has been ordered to leave Canada after breaching UN sanctions.

Semere Ghebremariam Micael is alleged to have demanded a 2% “diaspora tax” and “national defence fees” from Eritreans in the country, in violation of Canadian law and the sanctions imposed on Eritrea by the UN.

The Pakistan Taliban, have withdrawn their offer of peace talks, following the death of the group’s deputy leader in an United States Drone strike.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in eastern Afghanistan, was attacked  in the second major assault on humanitarian organisations in less than a week.

A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians last year in a night-time attack on a village, will not face the death penalty after his lawyers confirmed he would plead guilty.

US Staff Sgt. Robert Bales’s lawyer, John Browne, announced,

"Today we announced that we reached an agreement with the military to take the death penalty off the table if he will plead... And then he'll have a sentencing trial in September to determine whether he can get life with parole or whether he will get life without parole".

The news angered relatives of the victims, with one family member, Baraan Noorzia, stating,

“This is a shameful act by the Americans. They promised us the death penalty, and now they are going back on their word”.

Another man, Mohammed Wazir, who lost 11 family members killed that night, including his mother and 2-year-old daughter, heatedly stated,

“For this one thing, we would kill 100 American soldiers”.

Yet another relative, Said Jan, added,

“A prison sentence doesn’t mean anything... I know we have no power now. But I will become stronger, and if he does not hang, I will have my revenge.”

No US service member has been executed in more than 50 years.

In November last year Wazir spoke to the Spiegel, where he stated,

"We want to see this man hang,... I won't speak his name, I don't want to dirty my mouth. I would like to hang him myself. I'll go to America to the Mahkama [court], to the great court, to see him hang. Then my heart will be calm."

The Burmese regime has agreed a peace deal with Kachin rebels, who have been fighting for autonomy in the east of the country.

An agreement was signed by officials in Mitkyina, which included a seven-point plan for peace, including the redeployment of armed forces on both sides and a commitment to political talks in the future.