Japan, desperately trying to stimulate its economy, on Monday sold trillions of yen for dollars, sparking concern that competitive devaluations could spread.
The Guardian revealed this month that French prosecutors were investigating payments either side of Tokyo's successful bid to win the Olympics in September 2013, sparking concern in Japan.
Aung San Suu Kyi's continued silence on the plight of Burma's Rohingya Muslims is sparking concern that the Nobel Peace Prize winner is failing to live up to her stature as one of the world's most celebrated pro-democracy campaigners.
A clip of their encounter has been watched by millions of people, sparking concern over Germany's asylum policy and seeing Ms Merkel condemned as cold-hearted and ridiculed over her attempts at comforting the girl.
This comes in defiance of the Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, last week rejecting a demand to keep Parliament informed, sparking concern that drones are being used to gather intelligence for air strikes and a ground campaign later this year.
The weather later led to severe delays on some train lines in and around London, sparking concern on the part of some commuters that they would struggle to get home in time to vote.
