New York - Free media, traditional and new, are indispensable for development, democracy and good governance, United Nations official said ahead of Press Freedom Day – observed annually on 3 May.
Jindo – The death toll in South Korea's ferry sinking disaster has risen to 171. However, the pace of recovery was slowed down by unexpectedly swift currents.
Istanbul - The Turkish energy minister and a senior economist are to deliver speeches at the opening of the Anadolu Agency co-sponsored, 20th International Energy and Environment Fair due to be held in Istanbul on April 24.
Jindo – The death toll in the South Korean ferry sinking accident surged on Tuesday to 108, as divers were intensively searching inside the submerged hull.
Seoul - A passenger ship with 477 people on board, mostly high school students, has sank in waters off South Korea’s southwest coast, leaving at least two dead and 107 others missing.
Perth - A robot mini-sub hunting for Malaysian jet MH370 will make a second mission to the remote southern Indian Ocean seabed on Tuesday after aborting its first search as it encountered water deeper than its operating limits, officials said.
Changchun - A group of 32 Chinese tourists on Sunday took a train from Ji'an City in north eastern China's Jilin province for a five-day trip to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed an agreement for a 205 million US Dollar loan which will be used to finance the country's water supply, sanitation and hygiene project (WASH 2 Project).
Pretoria - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C.
New York – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has joined a prominent roster of global leaders, campaigners and celebrities in Washington, D.C. to help launch a new worldwide campaign that aims to get 57 million children into school.
