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The Philippines is listed by the World Health Organisation as an organ trafficking "hotspot". Thousands of poor Filipinos living in slums or rural areas have given up a kidney in exchange for a few thousand dollars.

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The Citroen 2CV might be 60 this year, but the French automotive icon is enjoying a second lease of life: tourists can hire them to tour the French capital, an exhibition has opened up, and dozens of 2 CV clubs are active across the country.

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Leaders of the G8 industrial nations wrapped up their summit in Toyako, Japan Wednesday. They agreed to tackle soaring oil and food prices that are stoking global inflation, but had few significant achievements.

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Vietnam is rolling out the red carpet for some of the world's most beautiful women. They are all vying for the title of Miss Universe at a contest in the coastal city of Nha Trang on July 14.

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Zambia shares the spectacular Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe and should be well-placed to capitalise on the collapse of its neighbour's tourism industry. But there's frustration not enough is being done.

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Every night at dusk in this wealthy California coastal town, Barbara Harvey puts down food for her golden retrievers, Phoebe and Ranger, and watches as they go for their evening walk. Not long afterwards, the 66-year-old mother-of-three clambers into the back of her white Honda CR-V, pulls up a blanket, and beds down for the night, snuggling next to her beloved dogs for comfort.

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Israel's Supreme Court delayed on Tuesday a decision to transfer to the West Bank a Palestinian girl paralysed in an Israeli air raid who must spend the rest of her life on a respirator.

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One month before the start of the Olympic Games, Amnesty International delivered a 100,000 petitions on Tuesday to the Chinese embassy in Paris, in protest over human rights abuses in the country.

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The Group of Eight major powers agreed on Tuesday to at least halve global carbon emissions by 2050, in what leaders hailed as a step forward. The decision could pave the way for UN negotiations towards a global agreement by the end of 2009.

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The streets of the Filipino capital are clogged with 'jeepneys' -- minibuses that ferry tens of thousands of people every day. A new electric-powered version has just been rolled out in a bid to help clear the choked streets.

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One of the most beautiful festivals in Chile is celebrated in the name of the patron of fishermen, Saint Peter.

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The big day in Egypt is becoming too big a strain on many people's wallets. Walking down the aisle can spell falling into debt so young people are looking for other options.

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African leaders on Monday urged the Group of Eight nations to tackle spiking oil and food prices, warning the crisis threatens to aggravate an already desperate plight in the continent.

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EU interior ministers at informal talks in the French Riveria resort city of Cannes pushed for a rapid agreement on new guidelines to control immigration, rejecting concerns that the plan would turn Europe into a fortress.

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A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into the Indian embassy in Kabul on Monday, killing 41 people and wounding nearly 150 other in the deadliest attack here since the 2001 fall of the Taliban.

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The Tour de France is under way for what organisers hope will be a scandal-free three weeks of racing. The world's biggest cycle race wants to restore its drug-tinted image and the fight against drug-cheats is a number one priority.

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As G8 leaders in Japan thrash out measures to fight soaring food prices, the Philippines is launching a vast overhaul of its agricultural sector to become self-sufficient in rice by 2010. One strategy -- to encourage the use of hybrid rice seeds.

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Fans of all things Japanese are flocking to a four day Paris extravaganza of manga comics, anime, Tokyo pop and Japanese wrestling. The ninth edition of Japan Expo, a celebration of Japanese pop culture is running through this Sunday.

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Colombia's military has shown for the first time a video detailing a daring rescue operation that set free 15 rebel-held hostages, including former Ingrid Betancourt.

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The Zambian government has categorically denied reports that the president has died. President Mwanawasa was flown to Paris for emergency care after suffering a stroke earlier this week. Minister for Information Mike Mulongoti told AFPTV Zambia's hard line on Zimbabwe would continue in the president's absence.

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Freed Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt said Friday she owed her life to France as President Nicolas Sarkozy gave her a hero's welcome to Paris, turning the page on her six-year hostage ordeal.

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Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder surged among US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007, a peak year for US fighting and casualties. Since 2003, more than 39,000 US troops have been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, according to the military statistics.

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As international pressure increases for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to share power, ordinary Zimbabweans continue their daily struggle to get by. With inflation at over two million percent, many flee into neighbouring countries to try to make some money.

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France celebrated Thursday the release of Ingrid Betancourt, whose six-year hostage ordeal in a Colombian jungle turned her into a cause celebre, championed by President Nicolas Sarkozy and grassroots groups.

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France celebrated the release of Ingrid Betancourt on Thursday, whose six-year ordeal in a Colombian jungle turned her into a cause celebre, championed by President Nicolas Sarkozy and grassroots support groups.

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The manager of the French national football team, Raymond Domenech, will keep his job. That's in spite of a poor showing at Euro 2008.

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It was a daring operation by Colombian special forces that led to the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages on Wednesday.

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Apartheid is abolished in South Africa, but clearly it still exists for salaries. A recent study shows that white South Africans still earn about five times more than blacks.

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The dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and fourteen other hostages from FARC rebels on Wednesday prompted scenes of joy in France, where the plight of Betancourt had become a cause celebre.

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French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three US nationals were among a group of hostages rescued Wednesday from Marxist FARC rebels in a daring jungle operation, Colombian officials said.

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French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, three US nationals and 11 other hostages were rescued from Marxist FARC rebels Wednesday, freed from years in captivity by a daring Colombian military raid. Images from AFPTV.

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French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three US nationals were among a group of hostages rescued Wednesday from Marxist FARC rebels in a daring jungle operation, Colombian officials said.

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Hollywood star Angelina Jolie will give birth to twins in the coming weeks in the French Riviera maternity clinic she has checked into, her gynaecologist said Wednesday.

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Former Polish union leader Lech Walesa has hero status in Poland. But for how much longer? The authors of a controversial new book say the leader of Solidarity was an informer for the communist secret services in the 1970s.

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Robert Mugabe is back as president of Zimbabwe after what was widely denounced as a sham election. Meanwhile, the daily hardships of ordinary Zimbabweans look set to continue with many commuting into neighbouring Zambia to make some money.

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Iraq's sole weightlifting competitor Sawara Mohammed had no thoughts of Olympic glory when he began shovelling cement at age 13. Now he's on his way to Beijing.

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Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie has checked in to a French maternity clinic and is expected to soon give birth to twins.

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Buying an apartment or a House in the United States is no longer out of reach for foreigners. Attracted by a weak dollar and a wide offer, more and more Europeans are investing in Real Estate. Florida is one of their favorite destinations.

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France's Landes beaches are considered to be the finest of all surfing spots in Europe. The sport might be naturally environment-friendly, but its fans aren't always... That's unless they find a surf camp that has decided to go all green.

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France, which is taking over the EU presidency, faces a host of challenges, notably salvaging the treaty of Lisbon after Poland said it wouldn't ratify the text in the wake of an Irish no to the treaty in a referendum.