European Union judges in Kosovo sentenced for former Kosovo-Albanian militants responsible for war crimes during the pro-independence uprising in 1998.

Two of the militants sentenced were close to the former prime minister Hashim Thaci were sentenced by the EU mission.

The mission was established after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

Officials from the FARC militants in Colombia announced that one of their peace negotiators had been killed in the Colombian government’s last bombing raid.

Pedro Nel Daza Martinez, also known as Jairo, was one of the 27 Farc militants killed in bombing raids last Thursday.

One of the rebel commanders, Pastor Alape, in a statement made on Wednesday, said,

The latest escalations in violence will bring at least 40% of South Sudan’s population in danger of  facing a severe food shortage in coming months said the chief adviser for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.

Stressing that the conflict in South Sudan would have a severe impact on the people, Erminio Sacco, said,

Amnesty International in a report released on Tuesday said that Hamas militants had committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip during last year’s conflict with Israel.

The United Nations, European Union and African Union called on Burundi’s government and opposition to ensure that dialogue continues after an opposition politician was shot dead.

The institutions, which have been facilitating dialogue since the start of this month, jointly "urged all participants to remain fully engaged in the dialogue.”

Ongoing war crimes were being committed by both warring sides of the conflict in Ukraine conflict found an Amnesty International report into the situation.

Amnesty’s program director for Europe and Central Asia programs, John Dalhuisen, said,

The UN said on Friday that it was in the process of investigating reports of serious human rights abuses in Mali, which included the mass execution of civilians in northern Mali during clashes this week.

The clashes between, Tuareg separatist militants and pro-government paramilitary groups in the north of the country killed at least six civilians and aid workers on Thursday, reports Reuters.

An announcement made by the organisation on its website, blamed the Colombian government’s actions for its withdrawal from the ceasefire, reports Al-Jazeera.

The US has admitted for the first time its air strikes in Syria caused civilian deaths, after reports that two children died in an air strike last year.

"We regret the unintentional loss of lives," said Lieutenant General James Terry, head of the US-led campaign.

The admission by the government came after an investigation into the incident was conducted by US military authorities, directed by Lt Gen Terry.