Japan’s most iconic landmark, Mount Fuji, has been named as a World Heritage site.

With thousands of people gathered in Central Park to protest against the violence in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan, one speaker likened the destruction there to the Holocaust.

Jackie Chan, the Hong Kong action film star known for his daredevil stunts, has been named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ Children’s Fund and UN Aids agencies.