A former Rwandan colonel was arrested in France over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide earlier this week, his lawyers announced on Saturday.

75-year-old Laurent Serubuga was caught near the northern French city of Cambrai on Thursday, having had an international warrant for his arrest over his alleged role in the genocide that left 800,000 people dead. Serubuga was the deputy chief of staff of the Rwandan Army.

Appeals judges at the United Nations Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have reinstated a charge of genocide against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, after it was dismissed last year.

The count of genocide being reinstated means that Karadzic will now face 11 charges in total, including for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre that saw more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys slaughtered by Serb forces.

Appeals judges found that evidence "could indicate that Karadzic possessed genocidal intent".

According to a new report, ‘Walk the Talk’ by Amnesty International, Zimbabwean police are continuing to target and intimidate human rights defenders ahead of elections later this month.

The Pakistani Taliban have set up a base in Syria to assess "the needs of the jihad", according to a spokesperson.

Mohammed Amin, coordinator of the base, said to the BBC that it was set up six months ago to monitor the “jihad”.

"They were facilitated by our friends in Syria who have previously been fighting in Afghanistan.”

"It is important that we don’t forget these events. Srebrenica was a stark demonstration of what can happen when hatred, discrimination and evil are allowed to go unchecked. I am pleased that the government has been able to work with Remembering Srebrenica, an initiative dedicated to commemorating and honouring the victims of Srebrenica, to organise a remembrance ceremony in London this year for the very first time."

The US has called on the current Egyptian leadership to stop “arbitrary” arrests of members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

"The only way this is going to work successfully... is if all parties are encouraged and allowed to participate and that's why we've made clear that arbitrary arrests are not anything that we can support,'' White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

An arrest warrant has been issued for the leader and other officials of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

Mohamed Badie is accused of inciting violence in Cairo, during which over 50 people were killed.

Over 200 other senior officials of the organisation have also been issued with arrest warrants.

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