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Five dead after shootings in northern France
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Five people have died in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has turned himself in to police, according to French media.
Four people - including two security guards and two men staying in the camp - were fatally shot in Loon-Plage, a stretch of coastline near Dunkirk, the city's chief prosecutor Charlotte Huet said in a statement, as reported by French media.
The gunman also confessed to an earlier shooting in the nearby town of Wormhout, the prosecutor added.
How Japan’s tsunami-ravaged coastline is being transformed by hope
Hope spiralled tender as a rice shoot along the resurrected Sanriku Railway Rias Line in north-eastern Honshu. Summer's blooms spilled from pots on station platforms; storybook houses peeped from the forests' folds; a man knelt beside the ice-blue river and cleansed a fistful of spring onions. Rice crops flashing by in the valleys were ripe for the harvest: their imperial yellow shimmer filled the windows as my friend and I rattled along this once-moribund coastline.
As communist China turns 75, can Xi fix its economy?
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As China prepared to celebrate its Golden Week holiday and mark the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic, the ruling Communist Party rolled out a raft of measures aimed at boosting its ailing economy.
The plans included help for the country's crisis-hit property industry, support for the stock market, cash handouts for the poor and more government spending.
Shares in mainland China and Hong Kong chalked up record gains after the announcements.
But economists warn the policies may not be enough to fix China's economic problems.
Judge rules public can view video evidence in French mass rape trial
Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start.
A French judge has reversed a ruling in the trial of a man who is accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over a decade.
Lawyers for Gisèle Pelicot, 72, had earlier appealed against the judge's initial decision to only show video of the crimes to lawyers and the jury.
She has waived her right to anonymity in the trial, enabling the shocking details of the case to be heard in public.
London through the ages inspires Civilization VII
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Fans of Civilization have been waiting almost a decade for the latest instalment of the cult video game series.
Now it has been revealed that theme of time passing is pretty appropriate: the inspiration at the heart of Civilization VII, to be released in February, is how the capital of the UK has changed from the Roman era to now.
And it all started with a map of Londinium - as London was known to the Romans.
MP has 'renewed focus' after Democrats' convention
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An MP who attended the Democratic Party's National Convention said the experience gave her a "renewed" focus to address local issues.
Lucy Rigby, Labour MP for Northampton North, attended the event in Chicago this week at which Kamala Harris officially accepted her party's nomination for the upcoming US presidential election.
The MP described the event as an opportunity to "learn and share ideas" with her American counterparts.
