Hello, this is David Austin with the BBC News.
The Burmese army says it's sacked the general who led the campaign which forced 700,000 Rohingya people to flee Myanmar last year. Earlier, Maung Maung Soe was named on the sanctions list by the European Union because of the Rohingya persecution. Here's Nick Beake. In the Facebook post, the Burmese army revealed the major general had now been sacked, not for crimes against civilians, but for showing weakness in the face of Rohingya militant attacks on the police force. The EU sanctions now imposed on him and six other colleagues involve an assets freeze and a travel ban. Myanmar has dismissed all accusations of ethnic cleansing and says it's been defending its people from Muslim insurgents. Members of the international chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW meet shortly to discuss a call for the organization's powers to be increased. The meeting in the Hague has been called at the request of Britain. Anna Holligan has more details.