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French troops shot dead in Afghanistan

France suspends military training in Afghanistan after four French troops are shot dead in an incident involving an Afghan solider.

Soul star Etta James dies aged 73

US soul singer Etta James, best known for the tracks At Last and for I'd Rather Go Blind, has died aged 73.

Simon Cowell: 'I got too cocky'

Simon Cowell says his ego has been 'put in check' after a year of falling ratings and controversy surrounding his TV shows

Dangerous abortions 'on the rise'

A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.

Hackers retaliate over Megaupload

Hackers launch attacks on a variety of US government and copyright enforcement websites after the Megaupload site was closed.

UK nuclear subsidies 'unlawful'

Green energy campaigners send a formal complaint to the European Commission over UK "subsidies" for nuclear power.

Kim Schmitz, el alemán fundador del recientemente cerrado sitio de intercambio de archivos, llevaba una excéntrica vida en Nueva Zelanda, donde fue arrestado por el FBI. Conózcalo.

法国总统萨尔科齐说，因为法国士兵被袭击死亡事件，法国暂停了在阿富汗的军事培训项目。

تزامنا مع مطالبة ناشطين سوريين بإطلاق سراح المعتقلين في "جمعة معتقلي الثورة"، شيخ الأزهر، أحمد الطيب، يناشد الحكام العرب اتخاذ "إجراءات جادَّة وفورية تحمي دماء الشعب السوري وتعزز حريته".

نیکلا سارکوزی، رییس جمهور فرانسه هشدار داده است که هرگونه مداخله نظامی در ایران برای مقابله با برنامه هسته ای این کشور، "باعث بروز جنگ و هرج و مرج" در سرتاسر خاورمیانه و حتی فراتر از آن منطقه خواهد شد.