Police in Thailand have found the remains of more than 300 human foetuses hidden in a Buddhist temple in the capital Bangkok. The police say they suspect the foetuses came from illegal abortion clinics. Local news reports say a member of the temple staff confessed to being hired by several clinics to dispose of the remains.
Police in Egypt are reported to have sealed off an entire village following arson attacks on Christian homes by angry Muslims. Up to 10 homes were said to have been torched by a Muslim crowd in a small village in the south of the country. Jon Leyne reports.
There's been considerable tension in Egypt in recent months between the majority Muslim community and the roughly 10% of the population who are Christians. The latest flare-up happened in a remote village in the south of the country. The cause is believed to have been rumours of a relationship of some kind between a Coptic Christian man and a Muslim woman. A quarrel broke out between Christian and Muslim families. Up to 10 houses are reported to have been burnt down, but there were no casualties.
France has complained to Iran about what it says were "unacceptable acts of violence" outside the French ambassador's residence in Tehran on Sunday. French officials said at least one diplomat was struck when plainclothes Iranian security agents stopped guests entering the residence for a concert of Persian music. Several guests were arrested.
A rare pink diamond has sold for almost $46m at a jewellery sale in the Swiss city of Geneva. It's the highest price ever paid for a stone at auction. The diamond weighs more than 24 carats.