Asia Mongolia A 40-metre replica of Japan’s historic Illustrated Account of the Mongol Invasions was donated to Mongolia by a Japanese collector; The replica, depicting the Yuan dynasty’s invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, will be housed at the Kharakhorum Museum
Asia Malaysia The country reiterated its call to reform the United Nations to reflect the changes in today's world and the complex challenges facing the global community, as the world body celebrated its 77th anniversary yesterday
Africa Senegal 8th edition of Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on the theme 'Africa Facing Exogenous Shocks: The Challenges of Stability and Sovereignty' has begun, with heads of state, leaders of international and non-governmental institutions
America Costa Rica A state of emergency due to the heavy rains - decreed by President Chaves - allows the state budget to be allocated more quickly than foreseen in order to protect schools, remote houses, and facilities
Asia Israel Most young Israelis are concerned about the rising cost of living, especially with the start of the new school year, according to an annual report published by the National Union of Israeli Students
America Cuba Cuban industrial company Ramón Peña is diversifying its production to meet economic plans and reduce imports into the country of equipment used in transport, agriculture and logistics processes
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese civil society denounces the permits granted to foreign companies for mining in Ituri, in the Wildlife Reserve of the Okapi, a mammal species endemic to the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa Gabon The country is in talks with The Nature Conservancy to reorganise $700 million of its debt into Eurobonds to fund marine conservation, in what could be the largest of such transactions
Asia Kuwait Kuwait's General Directorate of Traffic announced that some 3.000 expatriate driving licences were revoked in one week due to violations of the conditions for which they were granted
Europe Iceland Arctic Circle and Icelandair have signed a cooperation agreement to promote Iceland as an international centre for northern and environmental issues
America Grenada To rebuild the public service into an efficient unit to perform the functions of the state is one of the main priorities of the National Democratic Congress administration of Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, who has been in office for four months
America Dominica The first Madam Wob Dwiyet contest took place in the village of Good Hope, with contestants performing in several rehearsals
Europe Kosovo Several recent recruits to the Kosovo Security Force have been expelled shortly after starting their courses for having tattoos on their bodies - apparently though the ban on body art does not apply to all tattoos or parts of the body
Africa Burundi 1,4 million people, 12% of the population, will be food insecure in October-December, according to data from the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs