Kenya is seeking to delay the International Criminal Court (ICC) trials of its president and deputy president in the aftermath of deadly terror attacks in a Nairobi shopping centre last month.

Opposition within Kenya to the trials for crimes against humanity of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto have reportedly gained traction after the attack, and the government have cited the remaining terrorist threat as reasons for delaying the trial.

Writing to the Security Council, Kenya’s ambassador to the UN, Macharia Kamau said:

A momument dedicated to the memory of those killed in the Armenian genocide was unveiled in Quebec on Sunday, the first monument of its kind in Canada, reported Asbarez.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have slammed the use of drones by the CIA to strike at targets.

AI said the drone attacks are responsible for unlawful killings, which could amount to a war crime, and that Obama’s pledge to increase transparency has not been fulfilled.

Prosecutors in Cambodia have called for life sentences to be handed down to the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge, who are currently standing trial for crimes against humanity.

Nuon Chea, 87, and Khieu Samphan, 82, have both been charged with crimes against humanity for their part in the Khmer Rouge regime, which ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979.

Prosecutor Chea Leang had said in her closing statement,

The opposition movement in Mozambique , Renamo, announced on Monday that it would be abandoning the 1992 peace accord with the ruling Frelimo party.

Outlining the reasons behind the decision, a spokesperson for Renamo, Fernando Maxango, said,

Kenya is reported to be lobbying quietly for a boycott of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, over the body’s failure to take a stance against the International Criminal Court’s prosecution of its president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.

Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia are reported to be supportive of the Kenyan initiative according to media reports.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt over a planned upcoming peace conference in Geneva saying "factors were not yet in place" for peace talks.

Speaking to Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen television, AFP quoted Assad as stating,

"No time has been set, and the factors are not yet in place if we want (a US-Russian peace initiative dubbed Geneva 2) to succeed,"

The United Nations humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, has called for an “immediate pause in hostilities” in the Damscus suburb of Moadamiyeh, in order to allow safe passage to civilians trapped in rebel-held areas.

In a statement released on today she said,

The United States relaesed a statement on Saturday, strongly condemning the Syrian regime's seige of Damascus suburbs and calling for 'unfettered humanitarian access'.

Jen Psaki, spokesperson for the US State Department delivered the statment slamming the siege, especially in the town of Mouadimiya, noting,

"This siege has led to unprecedented reports of children dying of malnutrition-related causes in areas that are only a few miles from Bashar al-Assad's palace in Damascus."

Arab League Chief Nabi al-Arabi has said on Sunday that the date for the much awaited Syrian peace conference has been set for the 23rd of November in Geneva.

Speaking to reporters in Cairo after meeting with international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, al Arabib said,

"I discussed the Syria file with Lakhdar Brahimi and it was decided that the Geneva meeting would take place on November 23 and arrangements are being made to prepare for this conference".