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.

A group of asylum seekers who were rejected from resettling in Australia have arrived in Cambodia under a controversial new resettlement scheme.

The group, consisting of 3 Iranian and 1 Rohingya asylum seekers, were being held at a detention centre on Nauru by Australian authorities.

Through a scheme which has come under intense international criticism, the four were people volunteered to be resettled in Cambodia. The Cambodian government agreed to take them on in exchange for £20 million in aid.

US President Barack Obama said Myanmar must “put an end to discrimination” of Rohingya Muslims in the country if it is to succeed on is transition to democracy.

Addressing a group of young Asians at the White House Mr Obama was asked what the country needed to do to succeed, as it begins to shift from decades of military rule.

"I think one of the most important things is to put an end to discrimination against people because of what they look like or what their faith is,” said Mr Obama. “And the Rohingya have been discriminated against. And that’s part of the reason they’re fleeing."

Asked how he would feel about where he would want to live if he was Rohingya, Mr Obama said, "I would want to stay in the land where my parents had lived, but I’d want to make sure that my government was protecting me and that people were treating me fairly."

A summary of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada found that actions conducted by the state amounted to cultural genocide, reports CTV news.

A political decision confirming the sanctions is expected to be taken by the bloc of countries at a summit on June 25-26.

Over 7,000 males have died while in custody of the Nigerian military over the last four years, Amnesty International has revealed in a new report.

Over 20,000 people are said to have been arrested in operations against Boko Haram militants, the UK-based rights group said.

Nigeria's military has rejected the allegations, calling the report biased and the statistics "spurious".

The report, entitled Stars on their shoulders, Blood on their hands, names several senior officers and calls for investigations into their role in murder, torture and enforced disappearances.

“This sickening evidence exposes how thousands of young men and boys have been arbitrarily arrested and deliberately killed or left to die in detention in the most horrific conditions. It provides strong grounds for investigations into the possible criminal responsibility of members of the military, including those at the highest levels,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.

Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, extended his 25 year rule in Sudan, despite being subject to international sanctions.

A top suspected Nazi war criminal has died in a hospital in Canada, just weeks after Russia demanded his extradition.

Vladimir Katriuk was No. 2 on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s list of most wanted Nazi war criminals, and passed away aged 93. Two weeks ago the Russian government demanded Canada extradite Mr Katriuk, of Ukrainian ancestry, so he can face trial for alleged war crimes. Canada had refused.

Canada’s Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs had also called on the Canadian government to “take the necessary steps to ensure that, if guilty, Katriuk be held accountable for war crimes committed in collaboration with the Nazi regime.”

The United Nations envoy to Syria condemned barrel bombing raids reportedly carried out by the Syrian government, which have left more than 70 civilians killed.

Staffan de Mistura said in a statement,

“The news of aerial bombing by Syrian helicopters on a civilian market area of the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Shaar deserves the strongest international condemnation.”

Syrian government helicopters reportedly dropped barrel bombs in the northern Aleppo province killing at least 70, on a day where air raids left more than 140 dead.

British foreign secretary Philip Hammond said "this is further shocking proof of the horrific and indiscriminate methods the Assad regime is using to kill and injure innocent civilians, including children."

The UN Secretary General Bank Ki-moon condemned the move by the government to expel Toby Lanzer.