Myanmar has imposed a two child limit to two Rakhine townships where over 95% of the population comprises of Rohingya Muslims - areas of the highest Muslims populations in the state. The limit will not affect Buddhists in the area.

The spokesperson for Rakhine state said the policy was designed to curtail the rapid growth of the Muslim community.

Win Myaing said:

"The population growth of Rohingya Muslims is 10 times higher than that of the Rakhine [Buddhists],"

The Colombian government announced progress in peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

The government said that an agreement on land reform had been reached by the two parties. A joint statement released by the two sides, outlined their agreement on ‘integrated rural reform’, which included a fund that allowed for the redistribution of unused land to displaced people and peasants.

The leader of the militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, aligned his movement behind President Bashar’s Syrian government.

The affirmation of support came as Hezbollah militants assisted Syrian government forces to launch an assault on the town of Qusair.

The European Union police and justice mission in Kosovo have arrested 5 people as part of a war crimes probe in the country, including a close ally of current Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.

Sami Lushtaku, who is also the mayor of the town of Skenderaj, was arrested by EULEX who stated he was detained,

"for war crimes against the civilian population in the form of violation of bodily integrity and health of civilians held in a KLA detention center located in Likovc, Skenderaj municipality".

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China’s vice premier Wang Yang arrived in Zimbabwe on a business trip earlier this week, hailing economic and business ties between the two countries.

Speaking to reporters at Harare, after being welcomed by Zimbabwean  Vice President Joice Mujuru, Wang stated,

"Business co-operation is an important part of our friendly relations".

Chinese media have reported that a North Korean envoy, currently visiting China, said they are ready for "dialogue with all the relevant parties".

Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae met senior Chinese official Liu Yunshan and discussed the recent crisis, which saw Pyongyang threatening South Korea and the US with missile strikes.

Liu said that China along with other concerned parties support denuclearisation and called for a return to talks.

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A retired Argentine military officer wanted for crimes committed during the 1976-1983 "dirty war" against the left has been was arrested in the Uruguayan capital, today.

The Uruguay National Police force arrested, Col Alberto Julio Candiotti, on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of an Argentine federal court.

Politicians and UK community leaders urged the country to unite on Thursday in the aftermath of the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, London, an incident widely described as a terrorist attack.

The soldier, identified as 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death by two men, one of whom has been named as Michael Adebolajo, in broad daylight near military barracks in Woolwich. The killers, who were previously know to security and intelligence services, stopped and spoke to bystanders, threatening that the British public would not be safe while soldiers remained stationed in the Middle East.