Saudi Arabia said it executed two Bangladeshis last week for committing an "indecent act" in a mosque.

The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.

Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes.

Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie lured the latest victims to their deaths by writing notes from his prison cell.