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
Europe Latvia Thousands of teachers gathered on a picket line organised by the Latvian Education and Science Workers' Union in front of the government building out of dissatisfaction with the Ministry's proposal to balance teacher workloads
Africa Morocco Morocco's 29th International Book Fair kicked off last week in Rabat, attracting book lovers and intellectuals from all over the country with over 743 exhibitors from 48 countries and UNESCO as the guest of honour
Europe Luxembourg The 10th youth hostel in Luxembourg is set to be constructed at the Ettelbruck railway station, to attract more tourists to northern areas; the project, just passed by MPs, will feature 120 beds, parking for 60 bicycles, and a rooftop panorama platform
Europe Moldova A new law authorising the Intelligence and Security Service to determine the case for withdrawing Moldovan citizenship from certain categories of people risks making them stateless, according to legal experts
Europe Switzerland The federal government intends to invest CHF16.4 billion ($18.1 billion) in railway infrastructure between 2025 and 2028, 2 billion more than for the current period
Africa Mali Economist Etienne Fakaba Sissoko has been sentenced by a Malian court to two years in prison, suspended for one year, on charges of damaging the reputation of the state for criticising the military junta in his book
Asia Japan Major Japanese firms offered an average 5,58% wage increase in the spring negotiations, as many sought to respond to elevated prices while trying to avoid brain drains; it is the highest increases in 32 years since comparable data became available in 1992
Asia Maldives Local produce has become scarce in the Male' market due to the weather conditions that are affecting the Maldives and disrupting the harvest and supply chain
Africa Nigeria Young Jubrin Musa has developed a drone to deliver medicine and medical supplies to patients in rural areas of north-western Nigeria; he has been working on the project for 12 years and his goal is to extend the serve in more areas
Europe Greece 'Panic Button', the mobile phone application which allows victims to immediately alert the police, has been extended throughout Greece to help combat domestic violence
Europe Kosovo After the closure of six Serbian bank offices with a ban on cash transactions in currencies other than the euro, the EU and US questioned Kosovo's commitment to dialogue with Serbia
Europe Albania The Albanian Catholic Church criticised a priest who took part in an unofficial private union ceremony for a same-sex couple in Tirana; according to the Church this type of marriage should be "categorically forbidden"
Europe Germany Crimes against politicians have increased over the last year in Germany, a trend confirmed by the recent attacks against a couple of prominent politicians during their election campaign