Russia’s will continue to provide military supplies to the Syrian government, reports Reuters.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying that Russian aid would be offered with supervision.

Speaking to a Russian news agency on Sunday, Mr Lavrov said,

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Corbyn addresses Mullivaikkal memorial event on May 18th, 2011

Jeremy Corbyn, the veteran anti-Apartheid campaigner won the UK opposition party's leadership contest on Saturday with a sweeping victory.

Winning 59.5% of the vote, Mr Corbyn's victory exceeded the poll predictions and came despite a number of key Labour figures expressing concern about the party's chances at the next election if he was elected as leader.

Germany announced today that it was temporarily re-imposing border controls to slow the flow of refugees into the country. Trains travelling to Germany from Austria were suspended for 12 hours ending Monday morning.

This comes just over a week after Germany and Austria effectively opened their borders to refugees by choosing to stop enforcing the EU’s “Dublin” rules where asylum seekers are required to register in the first member state they arrive in.

A memorial for the victims of the Kenyan Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule has been unveiled in in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

The UK-funded memorial is part of a out-of-court settlement by the Britain when it agreed to pay £20m ($30m) in compensation to Mau Mau veterans.

The statue shows a woman handing food to a Mau Mau fighter, their faces turned away so they could not reveal the other's identity if caught by the British authorities, the BBC reported,

Rallies in support of refugees have attracted tens of thousands of people in London and across several cities in Europe.

The London protest was attended by newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, just a few hours after his victory was announced.

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to raise the Palestinian flag at the body's headquarters in New York.

A resolution was passed with 119 votes in favour, 45 abstentions and 8 votes against.

The text of the resolution allows the flags of Palestine and the Holy See - both of which have non-member observer status - to be raised alongside those of the member states.

"It is a symbolic thing, but another step to solidify the pillars of the state of Palestine in the international arena," said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian representative to the UN, ahead of the vote.

Mr Mansour further said the initiative had the potential to "give our people some hope that the international community is still supporting the independence of the state of Palestine.