* North Korea: Could the death of Kim Jong-Il lead to the resumption of international nuclear negotiations that have been suspended since 2009?
* Czech Republic: Thousands of mourners in Prague paid their final respects to former president and activist Vaclav Havel who died on Sunday.
* Cape Verde: Grammy-award winning singer Cesária Évora passed away on Saturday at the age of 70.
* Philippines: Over 900 people have died in the Philippines as a result of flooding and heavy rains from tropical storm Washi.
Image Source – Flickr via jdxyw (“North Korean lawmakers, army and state officials attended a national meeting in 2010) at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium to honor North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.”) (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Online Sources – Sky News Australia, Huffington Post, CBC News, The Guardian
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