Italian authorities say forgers tried to sell fake Picasso, Modiglianis and others with help of complicit auction houses.

With the help of a red-haired detective, a Belgian comic book whose latest instalment comes out on Friday is seeking to bring to light lesser-known aspects of the European country's recent past.

The monumental Palace of Justice, a Brussels landmark covered in scaffolding for 40 years, has become more of a symbol of Belgian maladministration than the rule of law.