A senior aide to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has left Moscow, where he was presumably in discussions to prepare for Kim's first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A militant group has attacked a government building in Somalia, killing at least 10 people including the country's deputy labor minister. An al Qaeda-affiliated group, Al-Shabab, claimed responsibility.
Vietnam moved up one spot from last year to rank 94th out of 156 countries and regions by their happiness level this year, according to the United Nation's annual World Happiness Report published on Thursday.
The latest report on the world's happiest places to live says people in Nordic countries with high-quality social welfare and education are most satisfied with their lives. Japan came in 58th place, down four from last year.
