Africa Ghana Popular musician and human rights activist Sister Derby has thrown her weight behind Buz Stop Boys, a group of young people who started a social networks-based clean up of Accra in 2023, gaining international popularity and involving more and more people
Asia Japan Saturday 28 was a bittersweet day for panda-lovers across Japan: over 2.000 fans gathered at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to bid their final tearful goodbyes - 1 minute each - to a beloved pair of giant pandas, Ri Ri and Shin Shin, before they departed to China
Europe Russia The country celebrated on Monday 30 September the second anniversary of the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian territories, two of which were self-declared People's Republics at war with the central government
Africa Madagascar A team of model boat builders in Antananarivo is making Madagascar's craft industry shine; founded in 1993, the workshop known as 'The Village' has made ships for distinguished customers as the King of Spain and even the Pope
Africa Nigeria New demonstrations, dubbed 'Fearless October 1', will take place in the capital Abuja on Tuesday with citizens protesting against the cost of living crisis, and are scheduled to coincide with Nigeria's 64th anniversary of independence
Asia South Korea Seoul will host a large-scale military parade today in celebration of the 76th anniversary of the Korean Armed Forces, with tanks and infantry marching through some of the city’s busiest streets with major roads closed throughout the day
Africa Guinea The country was readmitted to the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie at its latest extraordinary assembly, three years after Guinea was suspended
Asia Indonesia 39 state-run madrasah, Islamic schools, will be opened starting 2025 to provide religious and general education; the initiative aims to enhance access to education in underserved regions and includes building schools to improve education level nationwide
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the refugee camps around Goma, among the cities most involved in the clashes between rebels and the Congolese army, 80% of the women have suffered sexual violence
Asia North Korea A giant construction workers' camp was built at the site of a former inter-Korean joint nursery project, refers NK Pro satellite image analysis
Asia Jordan The King Abdullah II Centre for Excellence held the 9th edition of the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence awards ceremony at the Cultural Palace; of the 144 employees from ministries and institutions nominated, pictures show 2 women in the finals
Asia Kyrgyzstan Over 1.100 Kyrgyz women have been murdered since 2010, with men as the murderers in 80% of cases and victims knowing their murderer in about 75% of cases, according to research commissioned by the Open Society Foundation
Asia Vietnam Officials and agricultural experts learned the use of remotely piloted aerial vehicles for pesticide spraying during a recent training session in Hà Nội
Asia Singapore A hotline that the public can access at all hours for scam-related questions has been activated as part of an anti-scam resource package known as ScamShield Suite