Cornel Feruta has been named as the acting Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
It comes after the death of Yukiya Amano earlier this week.
Members of the board held an extraordinary meeting on Thursday in which they decided to designate the Romanian official as acting director general.
During the meeting, all attendees stood a moment of silence as a respect gesture for the achievements of the late Japanese director.
Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh's PM after landslide election victory
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister on Tuesday, marking a decisive political shift in the country after his party’s sweeping parliamentary election victory.
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84
Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
Arab League condemns Israel's registration of lands in West Bank
The Arab League has condemned Israel's decision to convert lands in the West Bank into "state property".
11 Pakistani security personnel killed in explosion near Afghan border
Pakistan's military has revealed that Monday's attack on a checkpoint in the country's Bajur district killed 11 security personnel and wounded seven civilians.
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late convicted US financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and assaulting girls.
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