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Photograph: Screenshot/ BLA video A fresh wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances has been documented across Balochistan this month, as Baloch rights groups recorded the recovery of several bodies of men who had earlier been forcibly taken, and appealed once more to international institutions that have largely ignored the province. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)…

State Department remembers Srebrenica genocide

The Unite States Secretary of State , released a press statement in memory for those that lost their lives in the Srebrenica genocide.

Full statement reproduced below.

On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina today in honouring the memory of those lost in the horrific act of genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995, which stole the lives of 8000 innocent people.

Boston bomb suspect denies charges

Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston marathon bombings pleaded not guilty to all charges in his first court appearance.

Prosecutors could press for the death penalty for 17 counts within the 30 counts of using a weapon of mass destruction, the killing of a university police officer, carjacking and downloading internet material from Islamist radicals.

Tsarnaev's older brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan was killed days after the attack during a large-scale police operation.

Libyan troops to train in UK

Uo to 2000 troops from the Libyan army will be trained by Britain, announced Foreign Secretary William Hague, earlier today.

Hague said the British army would provide a 10-week training course in basic infantry skills and leadership at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire.

"The government firmly believes that a stable, open and democratic Libya contributing to wider regional stability and security is in the UK's interest." Hague said.

Congo M23 rebels call for ceasefire before peace-talks

Congo’s M23 rebels have called for a cease fire before continuing the peace negotiations with the government delegation, reported the Associated Press.

Russia says Syrian rebels use chemical weapons

Russia’s UN ambassador has said they have evidence to show that it is likely that Syrian rebels, fighting the Syrian government, used missiles with sarin gas.

Vitaly Churkin said that the results came from an independent investigation as requested by Damascus.

"The results of the analysis clearly indicate that the ordnance used in Khan al-Assal was not industrially manufactured and was filled with sarin.

Pakistani report condemns US bin Laden raid

The Pakistani commission set up to probe the raid and efforts to capture Osama bin Laden has condemned the US decision to unilaterally launch its operation without seeking permission from Islamabad.

The Abottabad Commission's report called the US action the 'greatest humiliation' Pakistan had suffered since the seccession of Bangladesh in 1971.

The report stated that the American raid demonstrated the US's "contemptuous disregard of Pakistan's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity in the arrogant certainty of … unmatched military might".

Blasts at holy Buddhist site of Bodh Gaya in India

A series of blasts went off at the holy Buddhist site of Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India, on Sunday morning. The site includes the Mahabodhi temple and the Bodhi tree, which Buddhists believe is where Buddha attained enlightenment. Neither suffered any damage.

The Times of India cited police officials as saying four blasts went off in total - three at the Karmapa monastery, and one near the statue of the Buddha. Three other live bombs were recovered and defused.

On Monday, India's Home Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, a total of 13 bombs were planted inside the temple complex.

Interim leader outlines Egypt election plan

The new interim leader of Egypt, Adly Mansour, has outlined plans for polls, as clashes continued in the country.

Mansour, who was appointed by the army after last week’s coup against Mohammed Morsi, said a panel to amend the most recent constitution would be formed within 15 days, and those changes would be put to a referendum, leading to elections by 2014.

51 people died in clashes between Morsi’s supporters and the army in Cairo.

UN head of peacekeeping reiterates support for South Sudan

The head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation (DPKO) Hervé Ladsous, reiterated the UN's support in developing south Sudan into a modern state, whilst visiting Bor on Sunday. 

Confirming that the UN mandate in South Sudan would be renewed and that the peace keeping mission would continue, Ladsous said:

"We are very supportive to make the country a modern state with functioning institutions with full respect for human rights. This is the fundamental objective of the United Nations”

Gunmen storm school in Nigeria

Forty-two were killed on Saturday after gunmen, thought to be Boko Haram rebels, stormed a secondary school in Nigeria, reports AFP.

According to one of the members of staff at the local hospital, eye witnesses who had managed to escape said the gunmen rounded up staff and students into a dormitory before throwing explosives inside and setting the place on fire.