Pike had been on death row since she was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.

It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".