Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa to resign after palace stormed

The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament has announced that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down next Wednesday. It follows a day of mass protests during which Mr Rajapaksa's residence was seized by demonstrators, and the prime minister's home was set on fire. Also a series of arrests in Iran of filmmakers and a prominent reformist politician. And how too much salt could take years off your life. (Photo credit: Getty Images)