The billboard, which had shown three hands - one bearing the Turkish flag making the peace sign, surrounded by two hands with Russian and Armenian flags with crossed fingers under the heading “Truth = Peace” - was pulled after less than 24 hours. It had also said it was “proudly paid for by the Turkic Platform, Istanbul”.

A spokesperson for the billboard owners said “the ad was placed there in error”.

Armenian community leaders criticised the billboard, with the regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Robert Trestan stating, “This billboard denying the Armenian Genocide is no different and just as offensive as one denying the Holocaust”.

Events took place across the world this week to mark 22 years since the beginning of the Rwandan genocide, which lead to the deaths of over 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame lit the Flame of Remembrance at the Kigali Memorial Centre this week, to mark 100 days of mourning for the victims of the genocide. See pictures from the ceremony here.

Also see accounts from genocide survivors, compiled by the United Nations, here.

US President Barack Obama released a statement to mark the occasion, stating,

“We honor not just the victims but also those who risked their lives to save others as well as the survivors who carry the memories of these atrocities. On this solemn day, we remind ourselves of our common humanity and shared commitment to protecting civilians and ensuring that mass atrocities of this magnitude never happen again.”

Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has resigned after the Panama Papers showed he owned an off-shore company with his wife, which he did not declare.

Mr Gunnlaugsson seemed unrepentant in the face of accusations that he concealed millions of dollars' worth of assets and denied any wrong doing, however pressure had been building since the revelations.

Thousands of people protested outside the parliament building in the Reykjavik on Monday and opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion.

Read more here.

The revelation, described as the biggest leak in history, linked to 12 current of former heads of state, including Iceland’s prime minister, who has faced street protests calling on him to resign. Amongst the 140 politicians from more than 50 countries revealed in the leak, were more than 60 relatives and associates of politicians.

The International Criminal Court has dismissed a war crimes case against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, ruling that there was insufficient evidence.

The court refused to acquit one of the most senior political leaders to stand trial in The Hague, with one judge declaring it a mistrial because of a "troubling incidence of witness interference and intolerable political meddling".

Mr Ruto denied the charges of murder, deportation and persecution, which occurred following the 2007 elections in which about 1,200 people were killed.

In February the ICC banned the use of recanted witness testimony, an enormous advantage to Mr Ruto as many key witnesses changed their statements, suspected to be due to intimidation.

Indian police officers involved in the killing of 10 Sikh pilgrims in 1991 have been sentenced to life by a court in Lucknow.

The forty-seven policemen were found guilty of staging a "fake encounter", a term used to describe a planned extrajudicial killing. They lied that the Sikh men were militants and armed.

A massive leak of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how powerful politicians and businessmen from across the world have used secret tax havens to launder money, avoid sanctions and dodge tax laws.

The revelation, described as the biggest leak in history, linked to 12 current of former heads of state, including Iceland’s prime minister, who has faced street protests calling on him to resign. Amongst the 140 politicians from more than 50 countries revealed in the leak, were more than 60 relatives and associates of politicians.

Individuals or companies who are subject to sanctions, including those based in Iran, Zimbabwe, Syria and North Korea, were also customers of the law firm.

Kenya's Vice-President William Ruto is due to find out whether a crimes against humanity case against him at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be heard.

Mr Ruto denies murder, deportation and persecution charges during violence that followed the 2007 elections in which about 1,200 people were killed. His lawyers demand that the case be terminated due to a lack of evidence.

Mr Ruto is one of the most senior politicians to be tried by the ICC to date.