Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed the notions of direct talks with the United States, as American sanctions on Iran expand in an effort to stem the country's nuclear program.

In a fiery speech, Khamenei accused the US of "pointing a gun at Iran", stating,

"Negotiating with America will not solve any problems,"

The United States government has cautioned Kenyan voters against electing a president who has been summoned by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Without naming the electoral candidate in question, U.S diplomat Johnnie Carson, spoke on the importance of correct choice, stating,

Former CIA director nominee John Brennan today faced questioning at a Senate confirmation hearing about US drone strikes.

Mr Brennan said that drone attacks were only ever a last resort and refuted claims that strikes were used as punishments for past offences.

The Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, has told the BBC's HardTalk programme, that the organisation is in talks with the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas regarding a national unity government, and presidential and parliamentary elections. 

Meshaal said:

"We are forging ahead with the reconciliation,"

The Tunisian prime minister, Hamadi Jebali, announced on Wednesday that the country would form a new government of non-partisan technocrats until elections could be held.

The sudden announcement came after killing of a leading opposition figure and anti-Islamist politican, Chokri Belaid. Belaid was shot in the head and neck in Tunis.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has stated that the people of the Falkland Islands must “decide their own future”, after meeting with the island’s representatives.

Speaking after meeting members of the islands’ legislative assembly, Hague said,

Syria’s besieged President Bashar Al-Assad has slammed Israeli airstrikes on an alleged arms convoy in the country, accusing Israel of attempting to destabilise the country.

Stating that Israel was now co-operating with foreign forces aligned to Syrian rebels, Assad said,

A North Korean video about the country's space and rocket program has been released, showing images of a man flying a space shuttle and an unnamed American city in flames, as speculation mounts over a North Korean nuclear test.

The genocide convictions of two Rwandans sentenced to 30 years in prison each, have been overturned by a UN-backed appeals court.

The two men, Justin Mugenzi, who was trade minister during the 1994 genocide, and Prosper Mugiraneza, former minister in charge of civil servants, were sentenced in 2011 for complicity, and incitement, to commit genocide.

However, they have now been ordered for immediate release, with Roland Amoussouga, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda spokesperson, stating,

The leader of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a war crimes tribunal in Dhaka.

Abdul Kader Mullah was found guilty of five charges, including murder, committed while collaborating with Pakistani forces during Bangladesh’s war of independence.

He was accused of being responsible for several large massacres in the Mirpur district of the capital, earning him the nickname “koshai” or butcher of Mirpur.