<i>Faust</i> is the final instalment in Alexander Sokurov’s series on corrupting power, and won praise for conjuring up a world of squalor and chaos.

President Blaise Compaore appointed a former ambassador to France as the new prime minister, hoping to restore stability after violent protests.

At least 40 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Western forces on Tripoli, the top Vatican official in the Libyan capital said on Thursday.

Prosecutors will request on Wednesday an immediate trial for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is accused of paying for sex with an underage girl.