Louvre staff union threatens strike as issues mount after heist

There have been renewed tensions between Japan and China over a chain of islands both countries say is theirs. The diplomatic spat over coast guard patrols is far from a drop in the ocean for local fishermen.

China says its economy has hit its five per cent growth target for the year, but its birth rate continues to shrink. The government's watching marriage numbers to see if a wedding rebound is here to stay, hoping it could lead to more births and higher spending.

Many Bangladesh locals have welcomed the death penalty handed down in absentia to the country's exiled former leader. Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of ordering the killing of hundreds of student protesters last year. But the political uncertainty since then has taken a toll on some of the