A former member of the Waffen SS has begun a life-sentence for the murder of three civilians during World War II.

Wheelchair bound Heinrich Boere, who is now 90 years old, was taken from his nursing home to the prison where he will serve his sentence.

An appeal on medical grounds was rejected, as a medical expert testified he was well enough to serve his sentence at a suitable facility.

Russia has proposed a new UN resolution on Syria, condeming the violence used against civilians by “all parties, including disproportionate use of force by Syrian authorities”.

Although officials from the US and Europe described the current draft as too mild, they welcomed it, remaining hopeful that a sterner stance can be negotiated with Moscow.

US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, said,

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Louis Moreno-Ocampo, has asked the National Transitional Council of Libya what steps the government is taking to investigate war crimes committed by all sides during the rebellion.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has announced a new push to prosecute the last remaining individuals guilty of committing war crimes during the second world war.

The head of the Nazi-hunting organisation's Jerusalem office, Efraim Zuroff, told a press conference in Berlin, the Center would offer a reward of 25,000 euros for information leading to successful prosecution of former Nazi's still at large.

The intiative has been given a boost by the conviction of John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian former camp guard.

Defected Syrian soldiers identified 74 of their senior officers and commanders responsible for the killing of protesters said Human Rights Watch in a report released on Thursday.

Sudan president, Omar al-Bashir will face justice one day asserted Luis Moreno Ocampo, the ICC's chief prosecutor, at a news conference following a briefing at the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Ocampo warned,

“International justice is here to stay. It will take time but the destiny is clear. He will face justice.”

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has symbolically raised the Palestinian flag above the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to the backdrop of the Palestinian national anthem, marking the first time the flag has flown above a UN agency.

Addressing the crowd at UNESCO, Abbas said,

The International Criminal Court referred Chad to the UN Security Council on Wednesday over its failure to arrest Sudan's President, Omar al-Bashir for a second time.

The referral comes 2 days after Malawi suffered a similar fate.

A statement by the ICC read,

A former member of the Rwandan government during the genocide in 1994 has had his life sentence reduced to 35 years on appeal.

Former Chief-of-Staff to the Defence Ministry, Theoneste Bagosora, was seen as one of the main organisers of the Tutsi genocide.

He was sentenced to life by the UN-backed ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) in 2008.

Senior Pakistani officials have denied claims by a senior leader of the Pakistani Taliban that the government is engaged in talks with them.

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik dismissed the claims as ‘unfounded’.

Mr Malik said no prisoners have been released and there will not be any talks with militant groups until they lay down arms and denounce violence.