While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one.

Eleven people, including a pilot and 10 parachutists, were killed when a small ​plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, narrowly missing nearby homes as their families watched, officials and a witness said.

Concerns over government borrowing have been clarified by the Finance Ministry, which says borrowing is being used mainly for infrastructure works and not recurrent expenditure.

The three patrol boats given by the Japanese Government will assist the Navy in undertaking maritime surveillance.

The Fiji Law Society wants the country to set up an independent Ombudsman’s office to help people raise complaints about unfair treatment by government agencies.