The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.

Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.

In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.

The overwhelming vote by Alberta to stay in Canada gives Mark Carney political capital to focus on remaking the country's economy, writes the BBC's Lyse Doucet.