Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.

Officials say the blaze, near the port town of Omis, is one of the worst in Croatia's history.

"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," the 28-year-old said after pleading guilty to charges of stalking resulting in death.

Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.