Recent investigations found that 8 of the 10 men convicted with the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yusafzai were released.

The report come after Pakistani officials, in April said that all 10 Taliban fighters had been found guilty in a closed door trial and sentenced to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder.

Italy, Algeria and Lesotho reaffirmed their support for self determination of the Saharawi people last week, after a series of high level meetings.

A joint statement released by Algeria and Italy in Rome said,

"The two sides reaffirmed their support to the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and his special envoy to Western Sahara Christopher Ross, aimed at reaching a mutually acceptable, just and lasting political solution, providing for the self-determination of the Sahrawi people".

The former leader of Egypt Hosni Mubarak is to go on trial for a third time over the killing of protestors in 2011.

The 87 year old was originally convicted of the killing of 800 protestors and jailed for life, before his conviction was overturned and a new trial ordered. The case was then subsequently dropped by the judge before the prosecution successfully appealed the decision. The case now goes to trial for the third time.

Negotiators from both sides in Cuba agreed to implement the scheme after a finalised political agreement was signed.

Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari said the government will leave "no stone unturned" in investigating the reports of widespread human rights violations committed by the military.

Amnesty International this week released a report saying the military had killed over 8,000 men and boys who were in its custody.

Mr Buhari vowed to "to promote the rule of law and deal with all cases of human rights abuses," during a stop in neighbouring Niger to discuss Boko Haram and pledge a new strategy to fight the terrorists.

A former senior official with the Hungarian Communist Party who was earlier convicted of war crimes will face a retrial, ruled a Budapest appeals court.

Bela Biszku, a 93 year old former Interior Minister, was earlier sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment, after being convicted of war crimes over the shooting of protesters during Hungary’s 1956 uprising against the Soviet regime. The prosecution had initially called for a life sentence, whilst Mr Biszku denied all charges.

However, the latest ruling by a Budapest higher court now means the verdict is void and Mr Biszku will now face a new trial.

At least 20 Indian soldiers are said to have been killed during an attack on a convoy by Maoist fighters in the state of Manipur.

The attack comes amidst increased tensions over the death of a local woman activist,  killed by members of the paramilitary Assam Rifles. The government has accepted responsibility for the death of 55-year old Ruisoting and agreed to pay compensation to her family.