Continuing its pro-active endorsement of the newly formed Syrian opposition coalition, France is set to accept an ambassador from the Syrian opposition's coalition as an envoy to France.
Three former members of the Kosovan Liberation Army have been arrested by EU police on suspicion of war crimes committed in 1999.
Blerim Krasniqi, spokesman for the EU’s rule of law mission, told Reuters that two of the three men were members of the Kosovo Security Force, which receives training by Nato.
Meeting the new Syrian coalition and its President in London today, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was encouraged, and welcomed their wish to be a "credible, political alternative to the Assad regime".
A court in The Hague has freed two Croatian generals, who were convicted of committing atrocities against Serbs in the 90s.
General Ante Gotovina and General Mladen Markac were sentenced to 24 years and 18 years respectively last year, for crimes of murder, persecution and plunder.
Officials from five EU countries have agreed to a proposal for a training mission for Malian soldiers, who are fighting against rebels in the north of the country.
A second day of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza strip has been met by an intensified barrage of missiles and rockets fired at Tel-Aviv by Hamas and other militant groups.
The French President, Francois Hollande, has become the first Western leader to recognise Syria's opposition coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
The US and the UK, whilst expressing their strong support, have not recognised it as a government in exile.
The most senior military commander of Hamas, Ahmed al-Jaabri, was been killed in an Israeli air strike amidst the escalating conflict.
Israeli military sources described the airstrike as a result of “precise intelligence gathered over a period of months. Outlining the motive behind the attack, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) stated that the operation was intended “to severely impair the command-and-control chain of the Hamas leadership, as well as its terrorist infrastructure.”
A tweet from the Israeli military indicated that it was prepared to “initiate a ground operation in Gaza” if necessary.
Current US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has confirmed she will be stepping down at the end of the term.
According to reports President Obama will likely nominate current US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice or Senator John Kerry for that position.
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent has estimated that over 2.5 million peple have been displaced by fighting between the government and opposition militants.
The chief spokesperson of the UN High Commission for Refugees, Melissa Fleming, said that the figure could be much higher.
The UN General Assembly has elected 18 new states to join the UN Human Rights Council.
The elected countries were Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Montenegro, Pakistan, South Korea, Sierra Leone, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Ireland, Estonia and the United States.
Kuwait has released a member of the ruling family, Shaikh Abdullah Salem Al Sabah, who was arrested after tweeting comments that were critical of the government.
Shaikh Abdullah said he was questioned by the secret service police around accusations of instigating against the regime.
Sheikh Abdullah and another young Sheikh, Shaikh Nawaf Malek Al Sabah, wrote tweets that were sympathetic of the Kuwaiti opposition protests.
The Kuwaiti opposition were protesting against an amendment that allowed for a pro-government parliament to be assembled in a unexpected general election due to take place on 1st December. The opposition argue that the amendment allows the government to influence the outcome of the elections.
