The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday held the first session of its newly elected parliament and formed a new government.
Catherine Samba-Panza, mayor of Bangui, was elected as interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) in a vote at the parliament on Monday.
China on Tuesday was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year term.
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the UN Security Council, the organization's most powerful body.
Cambodian ruling party's 68 newly-elected lawmakers voted Tuesday as a package to elect the parliament's leadership and to grant confidence to the new five- year-term government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen despite a boycott of the opposition's 55 lawmakers.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday called on all newly-elected lawmakers to see the country' s interest as the top priority and unify for the nation's prestige.
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano on Monday became the first president in the country's history elected for a second mandate.
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