"We highly welcome the ruling by the Norway court and this gives us hope that justice will prevail. We lost our loved ones and relatives to beasts like Nkuranyabahizi now it's time for them to face the law."

Bosnian officials have arrested 13 former Serb soldiers and policemen for war crimes committed during the country's war in the nineties.

The men are charged with massacres committed in June 1992, which left around 40 Bosnian Croats and Bosniaks dead, with many of the suspect having served in the “Mice” paramilitary unit of the Bosnian Serb military.

Riot police were called in to quell protests by angry refugees, detained in an immigration removal centre in Lincolnshire, after the death of a 26 year old Bangladeshi man.

Rubel Ahmed died on Friday night and the Home Office told the family he committed suicide, however fellow detainees told reporters that he had been complaining of chest pains for over an hour, without receiving medical attention. His family have called for an independent inquiry into his death.

The Home Office is said to be investigating the disturbances at Morton Hall, which saw guards withdrawing to a "place of safety", after around 30 men refused to go into their rooms.

The Syrian regime struck the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa on Saturday, killing at least 29 people, most of whom died in a crowded bakery hit by air strikes, reported AP.

At least 20 civilians were among the dead in the northern Syrian city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who said that the death toll was likely to rise.

A day after US President Barack Obama announced a global coalition to fight IS, Canada announced that it will send “several dozen” members of its armed forces to work in Iraq, according to Premier Stephen Harper.

A spokesman for Harper described the broader Canadian mission as one that provides "strategic and tactical counsel to Iraqi forces before they start tactical operations" against the Islamic State.

The Indian government has signed a civilian nuclear deal with Australia, allowing the export of Australian uranium to the country, which is facing increasing energy needs.

The deal was signed during Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s visit to India, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, reported AP.