Beijing (AFP) Chinese tycoon and Xi critic Ren Zhiqiang jailed for 18 years

Rome (AFP) Left-wing candidate claims victory in Italy's Tuscany

Washington (AFP) Arctic summer sea ice second lowest on record: US researchers

Washington (AFP) Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state at Supreme Court, US Capitol

Washington (AFP) US announces 'UN' sanctions on Iran, Venezuela's Maduro

Bamako (AFP) Ex-defence minister appointed Mali's transition leader

Paris (AFP) Franco-British actor Michael Lonsdale dies aged 89: agent

Yaoundé (AFP) Cameroon troops jailed for 10 years for murdering women, children

Washington (AFP) Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 bn