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

Her alleged attacker, 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, faces multiple charges and appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.

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.