A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer has expressed hope that the company will provide financial compensation and introduce measures to prevent a recurrence.

General Brice Nguema, who toppled long-time leader Ali Bongo, has officially become Gabon’s interim leader.

Hundreds more school buildings in England might be crumbling and unsafe, Britain’s education minister said on Monday, after authorities ordered 104 schools to shut buildings with old and weak concrete.

Authorities in Budapest have begun taking action to reduce anti-social behaviour in the city’s ‘party district’ which has blighted the lives of many residents.