Asia Georgia The EU annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World noted “severely curtailed” human rights in Georgia, reduced bilateral political contacts and dialogue between Brussels and Tbilisi amid “significant democratic backsliding”
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
Africa Somalia Somali opposition leader Siad Abdi Nur urged Russia to deploy forces in civil war-torn Somalia as a counterweight to the Western presence in the area
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
Africa Zambia The Minister of Finance and National Planning had a meeting with the outgoing World Bank Group President to discuss the debt crisis
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 Costa Rica The government has passed a law that prohibits the marketing and free delivery of plastic bags and straws, and limits the use of plastic bottles
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 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has launched the Spanish language version of its official website
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
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 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
Asia Vietnam A proposal to implement a time limit on apartment ownership has been eliminated in the latest draft of the Housing Law
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