Deborah Telford plunges into polishing up her command of French with practical lessons in a Provence village.

Russian authorities say drugs were found on a Greenpeace ship seized after an Arctic protest, and activists - including two Kiwis - face more "grave crimes."

The head of the European Commission announced during a visit to Lampedusa that Italy would receive an additional €30 million in EU funds to help settle and receive new refugees.