Onesphore Rwabukombe who was a mayor in Rwanda at the time of the genocide, was already serving a sentence for his role in the massacres.  The new trial was based around new evidence found him guilty of genocide.

Evidence was gathered form over 100 witnesses who described scenes from the massacres that were directed by Rwabukombe, reports Reuters.

The Frankfurt court on Tuesday said,

Iraq’s Finance Minsiter Hoshiyar Zebari said that Kurdish militant support would be a necessity to help Iraq’s army recapture the largest city under Islamic State control reports, Reuters.

Mr Zebari said the Kurdish Peshmerga would be needed to help recapture the Sunni Muslim city of Mosul.

“Mosul needs good planning, preparations, commitment from all the key players. Peshmerga is a major force; you cannot do Mosul without Peshmerga,“ said Mr Zebari.

Iran has taken a "significant step" towards meeting its nuclear commitments, by sending a large quantity of uranium abroad, according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.

"I am pleased to report that we have seen important indications of significant progress towards Iran completing its key nuclear commitments under the deal," he said, speaking after Monday's shipment of low-enriched uranium to Russia, which means the amount of time it would take Iran to produce enough fuel for a bomb has now tripled.

Japan has apologised for the rape and forced prostitution of South Korean women during World War 2 in a new bi-lateral accord that seeks to boost relations between the two nations.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that Japan had apologised and expressed remorse reports Reuters.

The Japanese prime minister said,

“We should never allow this problem to drag on into the next generation. From now on, Japan and South Korea will enter a new era.”

Kurdish group meeting in southeaster Turkey called for self-rule amidst heavy fighting in the region, reports Reuters.

A group of Kuridsh non-governmental organisations, the Democratic People’s Congress (DTK), called for self-rule following a two-day meeting in Diyarbakir.

The Kurdish declaration called for the formation of autonomous regions including several neighbouring provinces of Diyarbakir that took into account cultural, economic and geographic issues.

Turkey’s prime minister cancelled a planned meeting with the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) after alleging its politics were rooted in violence on Saturday.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was due to hold meetings with leaders of all three opposition parties in parliament to discuss constitutional reform.

Explaining his decision Mr Davutoglu said,

“Recent statements by HDP officials reflect a politics that benefits from violence and tension. There is no longer any point in sharing the same table with this attitude.”

The leader of the largest Syrian rebel groups, Jaysh al Islam, was killed in an air strike on Friday in a suburb of Damascus.

The killing comes just days after the UN passed a resolution outlining a peace plan in Syria.

The air strike is believed to have been from Russian planes which fired at least 10 missiles at the group's headquarters.