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 Turkey A project was prepared for the establishment of health centres for the elderly within hospitals, so that they can be cared for in the nearest place
America Saint Lucia The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council has partnered with several public agencies and private sector organisations to host this year's Productivity Awareness Week from tomorrow to 21 October
Africa Djibouti Djibouti's National Assembly passed a law classifying the Frud-Armé as a terrorist group; the formation operates in remote areas near Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it also has a training camp, according to a report by UN investigators
Oceania Vanuatu Talks have begun between Vanuatu's political parties for the formation of a coalition government after Thursday's snap election; none of the political parties that took part in the vote gained a simple majority in the 52-seat parliament
Asia Yemen 10 children between 3 and 15 died at Kuwait's Sanaa hospital after receiving injections of expired medicines; the Houthis are blamed for limiting the availability of safe treatments and for trying to cover up the causes of death
Asia Turkmenistan International festival "Handicraft and arts and crafts in the heritage of the peoples of the world" concluded yesterday in Turkmenabat
Asia Saudi Arabia The country has abolished the requirement for Muslim women performing the Hajj or Umrah to be accompanied by a male guardian; now any Muslim woman can travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj or Umrah without a male escort
Asia Philippines A leader of House of Representatives recommended a convergence plan among major programmes of the Department of Welfare and Social Development and other government agencies to lift out of poverty beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programme
Asia Thailand A battered old bus seat on which mushrooms were growing has been replaced with a new one, according to staff at the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority depot
America Trinidad and Tobago Several pieces of labour legislation - including the Maternity Protection Act, the Minimum Wages Act, the Industrial Relations Act, and the Redundancy and Severance Pay Act - will be reviewed by the Ministry of Labour
Asia Tajikistan Around 80 children and young people participated in the drawing competition in which they expressed their views on disaster risk reduction through art
Africa Togo The government has scaled back the amount it intends to raise this year on the regional money market, aiming for 24% more to cover the government's new budget expenditure
Europe Slovenia The town of Radlje ob Dravi, in the northern region of Koroška, has opened what is believed to be the world's first sustainable forest management centre, dedicated to local natural forestry pioneer Franjo Pahernik