Many U.S. student newspapers have experienced tough times, with circulation declines forcing many universities to cut costs, The Daily Texan Online reported.

Several student papers in the country are reducing staff or publication days. The Spartan Daily, the campus paper for San Jose State University in California, has hired more staff, but the decrease in funding has caused it to scrap its Friday edition cut the size of the paper.

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Spanish free daily Mini Diario has launched a complete make-over, according to Newspaper Innovation.

The new design is much more modern, using the same tone of colour throughout the paper, according to the report.

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French free daily 20 Minutes will introduce a new design in November. It will be “more visual,” with more and bigger photos, a four column lay-out and new subjects, according to Newspaper Innovation.

“Editorial space will not suffer,” said editor-in-chief Corinne Sorin. It will also contain more local and economic news, L’Express reported.

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Following in the footsteps of The Times, UK newspapers the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph intend to increase their cover prices by 10p this weekend, Brand Republic reported.

Telegraph Media Group announced that Saturday's issue of The Daily Telegraph will cost £1.60 instead of £1.50 and the weekday issues will rise from 80p to 90p. The Sunday Telegraph, however, will not get more expensive.

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Denmark's third free newspaper, Nyhedsavisen, has closed due to lack of funding, The Copenhagen Post reported.

The paper expected a multi-million kroner investment a month ago, but the money did not arrive, and the newspaper now “faces accusations of leaving employees unpaid for their work in August,” according to The Post.

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Colombian Media group Casa Ed. El Tiempo (CEET) will launch a new free daily on September 15, Newspaper Innovation reported.

It will be available in four major markets, including Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Cali.

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As advertising revenue plummets across the United States, Metro International may sell off or shut down its U.S. publications if it cannot find partners, and its New York edition may be the first to go, the Times Online reported Sunday.

"What we have been doing in the U.S. is to look at all options. That means going into partnership with others or divesting," said Per Mikael Jensen, chief executive of Metro.

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The first ABC quarter audit of Sunday Zulu newspaper Isolezwe ngeSonto, launched in March, shows the newspaper is off to a good start and is gaining popularity in Durban and KZN, Independent Newspapers KZN reported.

The newspaper saw an average circulation of 42,489 in the quarter, and beginning in August, which has been a big news month for the area, circulation has risen into the high 40,000s.

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Q3 may be a tough time for the New York Times Co., with its total revenue falling 10.1 percent to US$235.9 million in July, paidContent reported.

Ad revenue in July dropped 16.2 percent, and was weak across all categories.

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Russian authorities have proposed that every region of the country should publish a sports-oriented newspaper so that sports in the country will acquire more dynamism, Gazeta.ru reported Monday.

The article suggested that it was the press that helped hire strong athletes with a lot of potential in order to compete at the Beijing Olympics this year.

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Free daily Israel Today will launch a weekend edition in October, increasing publication to six days a week, Newspaper Innovation reported Monday.

Currently, the Israeli paper publishes on Jewish weekdays, from Sunday to Thursday.

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Trinity Mirror's Birmingham Post will re-launch in the autumn as a weekday, business-focused tabloid with a mobile site, Press Gazette reported.

One centralised production desk and a multimedia content desk will be the new editorial system used to run the Post, as well as the Birmingham Mail and Sunday Mercury, as part of sweeping changes Trinity Mirror is making to cut costs and keep its regional titles afloat.

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The launch of Economia e Financas, an Angolan state-owned economics weekly newspaper published by Edições Novembro-EP, may indicate that there is a growing interest in the Angolan economy, AllAfrica.com reported.

The paper, launched last Tuesday, will "help publicise locally and abroad the advances in agriculture, industry, expansion of the country's electric network and other achievements," according to Manuel Miguel de Carvalho "Wadijimbi,"deputy minister of Social Communication.

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Nation Media Group, the largest newspaper publisher and broadcaster in east Africa, has reported its first-half profit is up 11 percent, Bloomberg reported.

The increase was mostly due to an improved performance by its regional subsidiaries, as well as reduced costs, according to a company statement released Thursday.

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The paid sports daily AD SportwereldPro, launched in the Netherlands on April 7 this year, will close down at the end of August, following the Beijing Olympics, according to Newspaper Innovation.

The paper was a sports spin-off from paid title AD.

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