Kenyan president Kenyatta says he is delighted that other African leaders are supporting his bid to have his case for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) referred back to Kenya.

Heads of state are due to adopt a draft decision at the African Union (AU) Assembly on Sunday.

The various factions of Syria's opposition are attempting to agree a new leadership in time for a new round of peace talks, reports Reuters.

The talks are being convened by the US and Russia after recent developments in the civil war have compelled new attempts at diplomacy.

The leader of the militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, aligned his movement behind President Bashar’s Syrian government.

The European Union police and justice mission in Kosovo have arrested 5 people as part of a war crimes probe in the country, including a close ally of current Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.

Sami Lushtaku, who is also the mayor of the town of Skenderaj, was arrested by EULEX who stated he was detained,

China’s vice premier Wang Yang arrived in Zimbabwe on a business trip earlier this week, hailing economic and business ties between the two countries.

Speaking to reporters at Harare, after being welcomed by Zimbabwean  Vice President Joice Mujuru, Wang stated,

Chinese media have reported that a North Korean envoy, currently visiting China, said they are ready for "dialogue with all the relevant parties".

Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae met senior Chinese official Liu Yunshan and discussed the recent crisis, which saw Pyongyang threatening South Korea and the US with missile strikes.

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A retired Argentine military officer wanted for crimes committed during the 1976-1983 "dirty war" against the left has been was arrested in the Uruguayan capital, today.

Politicians and UK community leaders urged the country to unite on Thursday in the aftermath of the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, London, an incident widely described as a terrorist attack.

M23 rebels have declared a ceasefire for the upcoming visit of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Ban Ki-moon arrived in Goma this week, and expressed deep concern regarding the increased in violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kenya has called upon the United Nations Security Council to for all International Criminal Court charges against Kenyan political leaders to be dropped.

Speaking after a closed-door meeting with the council, Kenya's UN ambassador Macharia Kamau said,

Several foreign aid organisations have said that financial sanctions imposed by the United States are severely restricting their work in the country.

Save the Children, Concern Worldwide, Handicap International, Welthungerhilfe, PMU-AMI and Triangle Generation Humanitaire say they cannot receive money in North Korea’s Foreign Trade Bank, which is the target of sanctions by the US treasury.

France is to seek to ban the military arm of Hezbollah for backing Syria's Assad regime.

Speaking at the Friends of Syria meetin in Syria on Wednesday, the Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said:

The government has reversed its decision not to give Afghan interpreters the right to live in the UK.

Up to 600 Afghans, who worked on the frontline for a year or more, will be allowed to remain in the UK, after concerns were raised over their safety in Afghanistan.

The World Bank pledged $1 billion to help fund development in Congo, provided there was a return to peace.