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Evidence of the massacre of at least 321 people in Democratic Republic of Congo has been uncovered by the BBC.
The killings took place last December but have not previously been reported.
Fighters from the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army raided several villages in a remote part of north-eastern DR Congo, killing and abducting children.
Human Rights Watch says this is one of the worst massacres carried out by the LRA, whose fighters roam across several countries after spreading from Uganda.
Five Pakistani soldiers and at least 21 suspected militants have been killed in clashes near the Afghan border, Pakistan’s military has said.
The fighting occurred in the tribal district of Orakzai.
It came a day after military aircraft bombed areas in the district killing at least 11 people.
Militants led by Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Meshud are thought to have moved to Orakzai following a troop offensive in South Waziristan.
46 sailors are missing about sinking of South Korean Corvette Cheonan, caused for an explosion. Seul Navy referred it. Crew was formed by 104 men. According television Mbc, citing a sources from Defense Minister South Korean, however is not probable that in sinking is involved North Korea. In any case today will be an emergency meeting of Government to estimate any supposition.
Tension remains high in Gaza Strip despite attempts by the U.S. administration to open indirect negotiations to reopen the peace process. Friday evening israeli armored vehicles have entered in Strip, shoting. By sky israeli helicopters and drones follow the operations at ground. Palestinians sources reported it, adding that there are people wounded.
As helicopters and nearby boats scrambled to effect a rescue operation, a South Korean Navy patrol boat sank near the inter-Korean border in the Yellow Sea on Friday night, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
As the ship sank, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the Navy fired toward the north after radar disclosed an unidentified objection in that direction at the time of the accident.
One hundred and five crew members were aboard the 1,200-ton Patrol Combat Corvette Cheonan, and 58 of them had been rescued as of 1 a.m. Saturday, military sources said. No immediate information was available about their condition or about the other men.
Saudi Arabia has arrested some 113 suspected militants linked to al-Qaeda who were allegedly planning attacks on oil facilities, the Interior Ministry announced Wednesday.
One group of 101 suspects - including 47 Saudis, 51 Yemenis, a Bangladeshi, an Eritrean, and a Somali - have been placed under arrest, the ministry’s statement said.
Weapons, cameras, computers, pre-paid phone lines and documents were also seized, along with big amounts of cash.
The Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomed the Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian’s statement that the Azerbaijani territory, currently occupied by Armenian troops, could be returned in exchange for security and self-determination for the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.