Oceania Fiji A vacancy notice for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions has been posted by the Judicial Services Commission, inviting applications from suitably qualified local and overseas candidates to head Fiji's independent prosecuting authority
Europe Russia A new law that should make it more difficult to escape from military service has been passed by the Parliament In an accelerated procedure
Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa will attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III in London; British Ambassador in Harare met Mnangagwa to make arrangements for his trip to the UK
Africa Tunisia Tunisian packaged olive oil has once again distinguished itself internationally, winning 10 medals of which six golds, at the Joop International Olive Oil Competition in Japan
Africa Zambia The Minister of Finance and National Planning had a meeting with the outgoing World Bank Group President to discuss the debt crisis
Oceania Tuvalu 'The fight to exist' is the leit motiv of the interview Simon Kofe, currently Tuvalu's Minister of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs, recently gave discussing the nation's difficult future
Europe Slovakia The tradition of lignite - or brown coal - mining in and around Prievidza, the Upper Nitra valley, will come to an end this year after more than 110 years
America Canada Shirtless skiers in shorts ventured onto southern Ontario ski hills for a final day on the slopes Friday 14 as temperatures reached 26 C in the only one hill remained open for the final day of the season
Asia Sri Lanka The country confirmed its commitment to continue to deal with all creditor nations and other stakeholders in a transparent manner, based on the principle of comparable treatment
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A stakeholder’s consultation has been held to present the draft Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Shelter Management Policy and Plan, through funding from the World Bank under the Canada Caribbean Resilient Facility
Asia Thailand Nine parliamentary party list candidates and one prime ministerial candidate have been disqualified from voting on 14 May after the Election Commission declared them ineligible
America Colombia The country has partnered up with Panama and the US to launch a campaign aimed at halting illegal migration through the Darien Gap, where tens of thousands of migrants pass every year, mainly by offering other legal pathways instead of irregular migration
Asia Tajikistan Tajikistan and China agreed on the rehabilitation of the remaining sections of the Dushanbe-Kulma highway, with a total length of 296 kilometres
Africa Chad The organisation Sos eléphants du Tchad publicly denounced the resumption of elephant poaching in the country, calling on the authorities to take "firm measures" to prevent these activities