Armed gunmen have attacked Burkina Faso's army headquarters, with violence also reported at the French embassy.

The prime minister is suspected of receiving nearly $300,000 (€245,000) in bribes from a billionaire businessman, and of trying to influence a top newspaper owner to grant him a more favorable coverage.

Up to 30,000 young Europeans turning 18 this year will get to hop on just about any train they want to travel around the continent.

Since 2015, German classrooms have taken in some 130,000 refugee students, often in disadvantaged schools that lack qualified teachers in deprived areas.