Korean Air plane catches fire on Haneda runway, Tokyo

The plane was sprayed with foam to stop the fire spreading

More than 300 passengers and crew were evacuated from a Korean Air plane in Tokyo, Japan after a fire broke out in its left engine.

Appalachian Trail: US hiker 'lost for 26 days before dying'

 

Paperwork relating to the disappearance of Geraldine Largay was released by authorities in Maine on Wednesday

A hiker who got lost on a remote part of the Appalachian Trail in the US sent text messages appealing for help and kept a journal for 26 days before she died, newly released papers show.

French strikes: Does France's workforce really have it easy?

 

Striking workers have blockaded oil refineries and petrol stations in protest and planned labour reforms

At 35 hours, the French have the shortest legal working week in Europe. With it, they have a reputation in some quarters for an easy working life, staunchly defended by powerful labour unions.

N Korea could be linked to cyber-attacks on banks, security firm says

In February this year, hackers stole $81m (£55m) from the central bank of Bangladesh

A top cyber-security firm is investigating whether North Korea could be linked to attacks on banks in recent months.

Teen cancer death rate causes alarm

Too many teenagers and young adults are dying of some types of cancer, a Europe-wide report warns.

Their survival rates for cancers such as leukaemia are much lower than in younger children, says a report in the Lancet Oncology.

Python in Thai toilet gives man nasty shock

Attaporn Boonmakchuay pried the snake's jaws open before passing out - but is now making a good

recovery

A Thai man is recovering in hospital after a 3m (10ft) python emerged from a squat toilet and sank its fangs into his penis.

Buhari’s first year: Five ways Nigeria has changed

Muhammadu Buhari is the first Nigerian opposition candidate to be elected president

 

President Muhammadu Buhari came to power promising Nigerians "change". Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani gives five examples of what has changed in Nigeria since 29 May 2015 when he was sworn in.