Following news of Mr Kim's death, South Korea put its armed forces on high alert and said the country was on a crisis footing. Japan's government convened a special security meeting.
Poland has the fastest-growing economy in the European Union and the power that drives it comes from the dirtiest of fossil fuels, coal. How can the country cut its dependence on this polluting source of energy?
I said we should drastically reduce the size of the public sector and its expenditure. And I gave as an example the railway where there were exorbitant wage bills compared to the revenue of the country
Within a decade, Oyala will house the president, the government and - according to the master plan - up to 200,000 people. Where the inhabitants will come from is anyone's guess. The population of the entire country could fit into the city of Leeds, and the vast majority live far away, close to the coast.
If the constitution passes, elections must take place within three months and the deep polarisation in the country is likely to continue, the BBC's Bethany Bell in Cairo reports.
The rapidly increasing number of foreigners visiting Burma is putting a strain on those airlines, which offer the only way of getting around such a large country with very poor roads and railways, he says.
- Wasn't there a director in the hotel?
- Yes, but his country number wouldn't be in that directory.
- And did you phone him?.
-Oh, no.When I heard what happened here...-...I forgot all about it.
- Otelin bir müdürü yok muydu?
- Evet ama onun köydeki ev numarası o telefon rehberinde olmazdı.
- Ee onun aradın mı?
- Oh, hayır. Burada ne olduğunu öğrendiğimde bunu tamamen unutmuştum.