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
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
America Venezuela Despite the US sanctions against the country, the IMF’s recently published World Economic Outlook anticipates that Venezuela will be among the Latin American countries with the best macroeconomic performance in the next two years
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
Africa Mali It will take nine to twelve months to withdraw German soldiers from Mali, a withdrawal that 'does not end development aid' from the Berlin government
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 Slovenia After Austria decided to once again extend controls at the internal Schengen border, the Italian interior minister assured his Slovenian counterpart that Italy does not intend to impose controls at the border with Slovenia
Asia United Arab Emirates The Floating Bridge will be closed for five weeks from 17 April to allow for major maintenance work to be carried out
Oceania Tonga The country has launched a labour mobility strategy at a time when labour mobility in Tonga and the Pacific raises concerns due to the continued migration of thousands of workers overseas
Africa Ghana The use of the R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been authorized by the Food and Drugs Authority
Europe Finland Around 700 skiers from 19 different nationalities are expected to participate to the Ylläs-Levi Hiihto today April 15; the event offers two different distances, 70 km and 55 km
Asia Turkmenistan A standard for the construction of green buildings has been developed as part of the joint project of the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Africa Libya Coastal archaeological sites in Cyrenaica are at risk of being damaged or lost due to increasing coastal erosion according to a study by researchers from the University of Ulster and Benghazi