No one was injured in the collapse which occurred at dawn and was discovered by guards when they arrived for work. The area was closed to tourists. The building excavated from the volcanic ash, which destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD, was damaged by Allied bombs during the Second World War. Part of it was covered by a heavy modern concrete roof built in the 1950s, which was weakened by water infiltration.
President Barack Obama on a 10-day tour of Asia has announced $10bn worth of trade deals with India. The White House says the deals will help support more than 50,000 jobs in the United States.
Burma is holding its first general election for 20 years on Sunday. The military, which has ruled Burma for almost 50 years, has called the elections. But the main opposition party, the National League for Democracy, led by the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, is boycotting them. And candidates supporting the military are expected to win most of the seats. The British ambassador in Burma, Andrew Heyn, told the BBC he didn't think the elections were a sign of real change.
"There's nothing in these elections themselves that could give us grounds for optimism. That doesn't mean we turn our backs and walk away. We continue to press for progress after the elections, and if that progress happens, we will of course welcome it. But in and of themselves, these elections don't mark a step for progress."
Sports news now: Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg took pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The four main championship hopefuls will line up right behind Hulkenberg in this season's penultimate race. In football, Manchester United secured a late win over Wolves in the Premier League.