Japan’s industrial output dropped last month – with production, shipments and inventory figures all decreasing – but government forecasters had manufacturing and production looking for a rebound this month and next, officials said.

The policeman who accidentally shot and killed a Lazio fan in Italy yesterday has spoken of his regret over the incident.

The arrest of an alleged Croatian underworld boss in Greece has raised hopes that one of the UN war crimes tribunal’s most wanted suspects is also within grasp.