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Since the US accused Iran of financing a plot to kill the Saudi envoy in Washington, questions about the accuracy of this claim have been growing by the day. Now Iran has demanded an official apology from the US for its violation of international law.

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The G8 summit of world leaders ended with the usual positive statements about so-called progress on the main agenda items such as the conflict in Syria and a US/EU trade deal. But Russia blocked a joint G8 statement which would have called for President Assad to step down. President Putin also made it clear that a political solution is the only way to stop the conflict and that the Western plan to arm the rebels would only pour fuel on the fire. The G8 summit received a mixed reception in northern Ireland itself. Some viewed it as a positive sign of progress in a part of the world which has been blighted by sectarian violence. Others felt that the G8 leaders were war criminals and an international financial mafia governing on behalf of the rich and powerful. Like northern Ireland itself, views were sharply polarized. The conflict in Syria is very unlikely to be solved by this summit. Despite a joint statement on Syria it\'s clear that the major world powers have major disagreements on this issue. And we also must remember that the G8 has a reputation of fine words that later do not translate into reality.

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Nigerian officials say they\'ve signed a ceasefire agreement with the Salafist Boko Haram group. The Chairman of Nigeria\'s Presidential Task Force on Negotiations and Dialogue say the deal is aimed at ending the cycle of violence in the troubled northern parts of the country,

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The attacks also left 35 Iraqi security forces injured. There\'s been a surge in terrorist attacks across Iraq in recent months. The United Nations says more than five-thousand civilians have been killed there since April. The government blames the rise in violence on al-Qaeda and former Ba\'ath party loyalists. Baghdad also points the finger at Saudi Arabia, accusing Riyadh of funding terrorist groups.

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The Somali fighter group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for twin bombings that rocked the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Tuesday. At least 20 people were killed and many more injured in those attacks. The blasts targeted the central police station that serves as a base for the Somali police force. Those forces receive training from Djiboutian troops who are part of the African Union Mission to Somalia.

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Terror attacks in Iraq claim more lives. At least 37 people are killed in separate blasts in the capital Baghdad. More than 50 others were wounded in the bombings that hit Christian areas in southern Baghdad. One of the explosions took place near a church where worshippers were leaving. Two other bombs exploded in a crowded market. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts. There\'s been a surge in terrorist attacks and bombings across Iraq over the past year. Authorities believe that the escalating violence is aimed at creating sectarian strife in the country.

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Staying with Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has dismissed a new government claim that the group has formed a military wing. Mohamed Ali Beshr, who\'s a prominent figure of the Islamic movement, says the Brotherhood has NOT formed any military wing to stage attacks on Egypt\'s security forces. Beshr says the group has repeatedly condemned all forms of violence and terrorism. On Sunday, the interior ministry attributed an armed branch based in the city of Beni Suef to the Brotherhood. It also accused 12 members of the group of killing five policemen. Egypt\'s Muslim Brotherhood, on whose ticket Mohamed Morsi rose to power in 20-12, has already been listed as a terrorist organization by the government.

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Palestinians and Israelis both claim victory as the parties sit down to prevent more fighting. Divya Gopalan speaks to Dan Gillerman, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations; Rafeef Ziadah, Palestinian academic, poet and human rights activist; and Paul Arvanitopolous, founder of Aggelos Consulting - a strategic communications firm.

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We Kill You for a Greater Cause - Farsi Sub English Whether with atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki or attacking any country, the United States has been violating human rights and continuing war crimes and the justifications haven’t changed. They claim all the war crimes to be for a greater cause