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Britain is "utterly resolute" in supporting Afghanistan as it fights a Taliban-led insurgency and pursues democracy, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said during a lightning visit to Kabul on Thursday.

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Ten of thousands of Afghans are being denied access to desperately needed food as Taliban insurgents scale up their attacks and target supply trucks from aid groups. With inflation reaching record heights, the UN is warning of a major humanitarian catastrophe.

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Rohullan Nikpai gave Afghanistan its first ever Olympic Games medal when he won the taekwondo men's under 58kg bronze medal in Beijing. An AFPTV report.

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11 out of the 21 French NATO soldiers injured in the deadly Taliban ambush in Afghanistan earlier this week were flown back to France on Wednesday. Images and soundbites from Orly airport near Paris.

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Sign language for babies -- the trend to communicate even with those at a pre-verbal stage has spread to Poland, where one school helps toddlers and their parents to talk to one another.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew into Kabul early on Wednesday in a show of support after 10 French soldiers were killed by the Taliban and 21 others wounded.

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A handful of Israel's Negev Bedouins cling to life in the open air but most are now town dwellers. Life for Bedouin women has also changed.

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Ten French NATO troops were killed and 21 injured on Monday and Tuesday in battles following a Taliban ambush near the Afghan capital Kabul.

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Repeated incursions by Russian forces into Georgian territory close to the Black Sea have left their mark. In port of Poti, ships lie half submerged and shelled cars lie in ruins.

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The recent conflict between Georgia and Russia has stirred national pride in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Many are now keen to join the army and flag sales ore on the up.

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Celebrations erupted across the country, after Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation on Monday in the face of looming impeachment charges, ending a turbulent nine years in power for the key US ally.

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A trickle of supplies began arriving in Gori on Sunday, sparking scenes of desperation as people competed over boxes of rice and beans. Aid had been allowed through for the first time following the Russian bombardment of the Georgian city.

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It's thought that over 100,000 people have been displaced by the conflict between Russia and Georgia. For 270 people sheltering in a school building in the Georgian capital, help could not have come too soon.

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Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington shattered the longest-standing world record with a sensational all-the-way victory in the women's 800 metres freestyle for her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday. The 19-year-old freestyler lopped 2.12secs off American Janet Evans's 19-year world mark in a time of eight minutes 14.10 seconds. Evans had held the record at 8:16.22 since August 20, 1989 and was the only world record in the sport to have survived from the 1980s. Adlington's spectacular succes

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, on a visit to the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Friday, criticised the Russians for not honouring their promises to halt military operations in Georgia. After Georgia signed a ceasefire agreement seeking to end its conflict with Russia, Rice called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops. Images and soundbites.

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Russian armoured personnel carriers have continued to advance into Georgian territory in spite of pledges to the contrary. During a visit to Tbilisi Friday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of having "not honoured" his promise to halt military operations in Georgia. Images and soundbites.

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For most people, Capoeira - an art which mixes fight, dance and music - is associated with Brazilian culture. But the origins of the discipline can actually be traced back to the west coast of Angola.

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Moscow's military might was on display around Gori on Thursday. Faced with formidable Russian firepower, Georgian forces pulled back to positions along the road leading into the town.

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Europe has swung towards recession, with the eurozone economy shrinking for the first time and inflation hovering at a record high as the sharp global downturn takes hold.

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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will take a set of documents to Tbilisi aimed at consolidating the fragile ceasefire with Russia, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday after holding talks with the top US diplomat in southern France.

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Baghdadis have something to smile about this summer. Baghdad zoo -- largely destroyed by the US-led invasion in 2003 -- is now home to new residents: two Bengal tigers cubs.

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In a country like Afghanistan, being a top athlete isn't easy. But 23-year-old Taekwondo champion Nisar Ahmad Bahawe is hoping to become the first Afghan to bring home an Olympic medal from Beijing.

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Most guided tours give people a chance to gaze with wonder at famous monuments. The Los Angeles organization Communities for a Better Environment offers tourists a better look at the backside of "La La Land": the pollution that haunts minority neighborhoods and forgotten industrial corners of the city.

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The Dalai Lama accused China Wednesday of pursuing its crackdown in Tibet in spite of the Olympic Games, French lawmakers said following talks with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. The Tibetan Spiritual Leader met with French lawmakers during a 12-day trip to France.

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The UK is the home of real ale, but for decades the traditional tipple took a back seat as lager became the country's favourite beer. As global lager brands battle it out for customers in an increasingly tough market, English ale is making a comeback.

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Guy Lapébie is the eldest of all France's Olympic champions. At 91 years old, the former cyclist loves nothing more than talking about his past victories -- like his two Olympic golds at the 1936 Berlin Games. With this wealth of experience, Lapébie is well placed to give advice to the young athletes in Beijing.

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Aid agencies and Western nations are mobilising to help an estimated 100,000 Georgians displaced by the fighting with Russia. Some five hundred internally displaced people passed through one registration centre in the town of Mtskheta, about 30 km west of the capital Tbilisi.

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A crowd of 100,000 people gathered in central Tbilisi on Tuesday in a mass outpouring of patriotism. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed Georgians of all ages crammed onto one of the main roads in the capital, where a sea of flags waved above the crowd.

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The Dalai Lama led a private ceremony early Tuesday at a Buddhist centre in Veneux-les-Sablons outside Paris, before beginning his official 12-day visit in France with the blessing of a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in nearby Evry.

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Sakhalin is no ordinary village: the border between Lithuania and Belarus runs straight down the middle, dividing families. And, since Lithuania joined the Schengen Agreement, the border is even harder to cross.

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Athletes from the world over flock to a training camp perched on the high plateaux of Kenya to rub shoulders with the princes of middle and long distance running -- many are now hoping to achieve Olympic glory in Beijing when the track and field events begin on Friday. An AFPTV report.

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To help children growing up in Rio de Janeiro's shanty towns escape the culture of gang-related violence, the Criança Esperança project provides alternative education and cultural pursuits.

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Bolivian President Evo Morales easily survived a recall referendum Sunday, according to exit polls -- but so did a coalition of political enemies he had sought to weaken with the vote. The result was likely to deepen a political crisis gripping South America's poorest nation.

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South Africa is sending a black and white team to compete for a canoeing medal in the Beijing Olympics - a first for the country where apartheid is still a recent memory. AFPTV caught up with the pair as they attended a training camp in France.

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The Dalai Lama kicks off Tuesday an 11-day visit to France, a country counting a mere 770,000 Buddhists out 60 million people. Yet, there are a few Buddhist temples, like this one in Normandy.

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As Russia claims the fighting in South Ossetia already cost the lives of two thousand people, mostly Russian citizens, confusion is mounting in the Georgian separatist region.

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US President George W. Bush urged China's leaders not to be afraid of religious freedom as he attended a church service in Beijing on Sunday and held talks with Chinese leader Hu Jintao.

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Sailor John Dane is 58. He will be the oldest member of the US Olympic Team in Beijing. After trying to qualify seven times since 1968, he finally made it this year.

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About 500 Russian athletes will participate in the Olympic Games in Beijing. The country is particularly hopeful its gymnasts will bring home medals but its traditional rivals ¿ China, Romania and the US could spoil the show.