The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.

The PM is seeking to deepen trade and repair ties with China after years of tense relations - without compromising national security or provoking the US.

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

Correspondent Jonathan Head says the 'devastating' accident is an enormous setback for Thailand's efforts to modernise its infrastructure.

Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was detained last week, have told BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday.

The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler hears from Greenlanders, whose island is embroiled in a geopolitical storm.