from the site of the dig, special correspondent malcolm brabant reports. >> reporter: 2,000 years agois corner of what is now eastern france was on the fringes of the roman empire. the only constants over two millennia are the moon and the river rhone with its transport links, which drew the romans here. in the village of saint colombe, right next to the rhone, archaeologist catherine du pinet is working to extract the rusting iron armor belonging to what's believed to have been a retired roman officer. >> ( translated ): it's really difficult because its located in the remains of a shop, it's surrounded by a layer of soil, tile and brick that was burned and is really hard. this is very fragile and its complicated to get it out. >> reporter: this has been a very productive day for archeologist benjamin clement who's leading this dig. >> so here we just found all the pieces of a huge armor of the 1st century a.d. here we have a little part of a belt, you know. and this kind of decoration comes from a little belt on the front of the armor. here you have all the parts of the armor, all t

a 22-year-old was arrested during overnight raids in the southern province of brabant. counterterrorism officials say the van with the gas bottles doesn't appear to be connected to the recent vehicle attacks in spain that last week killed 15 people in and around barcelona. the area surrounding southern china has been hit with its most powerful typhoon in half a century. 12 people were killed as the storm smashed through the region leaving a trail of to stop -- a trail of destruction behind. >> is the most powerful storm to hit china this year. it has left a trail of destruction in its wake. it made landfall in south .hina's guangdong privates reported state media almost 27,000 people were evacuated to temporary shelters. the storm caused widespread flooding's, blackouts and distraction. -- destruction. it disrupted rail services and left pedestrians trapped. metro system was temporarily closed over safety concerns. it ripped through the territory of macau on thursday. it is left half the city without power and water. the hospital and the city's casinos as rescuers searc

from sicily, special correspondent malcolm brabant reports. >> reporter: at trapani in western sicilye routine rarely varies. survivors of a disaster off the libyan coast disembark from a charity ship. the injured and traumatized make landfall first. and then, shielded from the living by a line of hearses, come the dead. save the children spokesman rik goverde: >> they probably died of drowning, in combination with chemical burns, which is when sea water and fuel, when they react, i mean, some bodies were just without skin. it was terrible. >> reporter: the migrants were lifted from a deflating dinghy by rescuers from the spanish charity pro activa. >> i am pregnant, i am dying. >> reporter: so far this year, almost 2,400 have drowned in the mediterranean. last year, the death toll was 5,000. >> there is ten dead bodies at the boat, ten dead bodies. three jump inside the water, the rest are inside the boat. >> it's a cemetery, it's a place so full of dead people. is a place that is a shame for the european union. we cannot say we don't know what is happening in front of our eyes. >> r