The Azeri government announced a unilateral ceasefire on Sunday, after clashes erupted with Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, however reports indicate that the violence continued.

"Azerbaijan, showing goodwill, has decided to unilaterally cease hostilities," Azerbbaijan's defence ministry said in a statement, warning that it would retaliate if its forces were attacked.

But David Babayan, a Karabakh military spokesman, told AFP news agency that fighting had not stopped.

The Columbian government has announced it will hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), the country's second-largest militant group after Farc.

Officials from both sides, who have been fighting for over five decades, made the announcement in Caracas, Venezuela, where they have been engaged in informal discussions.

A joint statement was read by the former peace commissioner Frank Pearl and ELN rebel Antonio Garcia at the Venezuelan foreign ministry in Caracas, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said the conviction of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity “will resonate across the world” as he reiterated the importance of accountability.

In a statement released in response to the conviction Adama Dieng said the verdict “sends a clear message that impunity will not prevail and that no one is above the law.”

“This verdict will resonate across the world and is a warning to all those who are committing or condoning the commission of acts that can incite or constitute atrocity crimes: it sends the message that wherever and whoever you are, sooner or later you will also face the weight of justice,” he said.

Mr Dieng went on to add that the verdict “is not only about the past but is also about the future”. “Accountability constitutes a critical component of prevention and also an important step along the path to national post-crisis reconciliation,” he said, adding “this verdict will assist the entire region to think about what happened, learn the lessons of the past and chart a future that fully acknowledges the past”.

Myanmar has sworn in its first democratically elected president, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years.

Htin Kyaw an aide to National League for Democracy (NLD) chief Aung San Suu Kyi, takes over from Thein Sein, who introduced wide-ranging reforms during his five years in power with the junta.

Although NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency, she has said she will rule by proxy, the BBC reports.

The justice agreement between Colombian rebels Farc and the government could allow those responsible for systematic crimes, including the execution of civilians, to escape justice, Human Rights Watch said, in an analysis of the agreement.

“The agreement is a checkmate against justice,” said José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch. “The web of loopholes and ambiguities in the agreement could guarantee that many of those responsible for false-positive killings, ranging from low-ranking soldiers to generals, will escape justice.”

Islam may potentially be dropped as Bangladesh’s official religion in the wake of a number of attacks against the country’s communities of other faith.

The nation’s Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments in favour of removing Islam as the official religion of Bangladesh, reports the Independent.

Commemorations of the centenary of the Easter Rising began in Dublin on Friday, with thousands marching to remember the leaders of the uprising against the British empire, who were executed after the rebellion failed.

The procession, which began at the site of the executions of 14 rebels in 1916, was attended by Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness.

Speaking to the crowds at Arbour Hill cemetery, where the rebels were buried, Mr Adams paid tribute to those executed, saying "a few hundred poorly equipped Irish men and women took on the might of the largest empire the world had ever seen".

Mr Adams, a former IRA commander, said the 1916 proclamation of independence "remains the mission statement for Irish republicans today".