The M23 rebel group active in the easter Democratic Republic of Congo has announced it will stop fighting after being pounded by UN forces over the past week.

M23 official Museveni Sendugo said to the BBC that rebel forces had already withdrawn from the frontline.

A 3,000 strong UN brigade is currently in the DRC, fighting the rebels, who are thought to be backed by neighbouring Rwanda.

President Barack Obama outlined the possibility of a “limited narrow act” by the US in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian army, today.

Commenting after the Secretary of State, John Kerry, summarised a report that placed culpability for the attacks on the Syrian army, Obama stressed,

The Rwandan fovernment has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo of bombing the country, killing a woman and injuring her baby.

The DRC has denied the accusations, blaming rebels, who are purported to be backed by Rwanda, according to the DRC and the UN.

"Rwandan civilians are being targeted by DRC forces. We have remained restrained for as long as we can but this provocation can no longer be tolerated," said Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo.

British parliament decided against potential military intervention in Syria following a 7 hour debate, today.

The UK has put forward a resolution at the UN Security Council “authorising all necessary measures to protect civilians" in Syria.

There has been increasing pressure on the international community to act after chemical weapons were used, however it has not yet been conclusively proven where the weapons were fired from.

Russia has said the UN must finish its investigations before the resolution can be discussed. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has also appealed for more time for the team to do its job.

Bosnia’s war crimes court sentenced a former Bosnian Serb police chief, Goran Saric, to 14 years in prison for his role in the killing of Muslim civilians during the 1992=-1995 conflict in Sarajevo, today.

The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, in an interview with the BBC, indicated that the military were ready to execute attacks on Syira, should President Obama give the go ahead.

“We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfil and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take,” Hagel said.

"What we have seen in Syria are appalling scenes of death and suffering because of the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime. I don't believe we can let that stand."