Fillon picked as presidential contender

Former French Prime Minister François Fillon is selected as the candidate for the centre-right Republican Party in next year's presidential election, forces loyal to Assad make gains in the battle for Aleppo; a Cuban American's story of how she battled thirst, hurricanes and sharks in order to escape to the United States.

(Image: Francois Fillon (centre) waves during a political rally in Paris on 25th November 2016. Credit: EPA/Ian Langsdon)