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The Autonomous Republic of the Crimea, part of Ukraine, is one region where ambitions for independence could flare up after Russia recognized two Georgian breakaway republics. Many residents have a dream of closer links with Russia.

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Swaziland has been celebrating 40 years of independence and the King's 40th birthday. A number of African leaders turned up to join in the festivities, notably Zimbabwe's controversial president Robert Mugabe. But with the cost of the joint celebrations estimated at some 20 million euros, many Swazis say the money could have been better spent in a country where 600,000 people live below the poverty line and over 40 percent either have HIV or AIDS.

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South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday on Friday. Of his 27 years of incarceration, 18 were on Robben Island. The prison is now a tourist hot spot, attracting 300,000 visitors a year, and former prisoners work as tour guides.

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John McCain Thursday vowed to fight for America as long as he draws breath, in a patriotic pledge to bring political change as he accepted the Republican White House nomination.

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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has finally energized his base with the pick of a socially conservative ticket mate, but the question remains whether his shift to the right has lost him the center.

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France's high profile justice minister, Rachida Dati, confirmed Wednesday that she is pregnant but refused to reveal the name of the father.

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London is hosting free-running championships, giving people a look at the most talented performers of this global activity, which lies somewhere between a sport and an art form.

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Speaking at a four-way summit in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday a list of proposals has been sent to Israel aimed at laying the groundwork for direct peace talks.

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On September 5, the south west African country of Angola will hold its first elections in 16 years. 10 parties and more than 5,000 candidates will vie for parliamentary seats and pave the way for next year's presidential polls.

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Vice presidential pick Sarah Palin emerged from a political storm to bask in a rapturous welcome from the Republican convention on Wednesday, and took a swift swipe at Barack Obama.

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Democrat Barack Obama is pulling ahead of his Republican rival John McCain in two key swing states of Iowa and Minnesota, but remains in a dead heat in Ohio, a new poll said Wednesday. The biggest margin was in Iowa, where 55 percent of the 912 people polled said they would be more likely to vote for Obama compared with 40 percent for McCain, in the CNN-Time poll carried out from Saturday to Tuesday.

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Environmental campaigners demonstrated outside the Japanese embassies all over the world Wednesday against what they called the country's "appallingly cruel" hunting of dolphins.

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Just 6 years after a three decade-long civil war, Angola is one of the fastest growing economies in the world - up 24% in2007 ?? thanks largely to its rising oil production.

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Avoir la peau claire, une tendance qui se confirme et s'affirme en Egypte, comme ?? travers dans le Moyen Orient chez les femmes de tous les niveaux sociaux?? A la maison ou dans des instituts de beaut??, elles ont recours ?? toutes sortes de produits.

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Egypt suffers from the highest rate of hepatitis C infections in the world. In the 1960s and 1970s, a vaccination campaign against a parasite went drastically wrong.

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Trying to reduce your carbon footprint is becoming a major part of everyday life. But a growing trend in the UK is making it possible to be eco-friendly even when you die.

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Russian newspapers and many ordinary people on Tuesday hailed a victory for Moscow after the European Union froze talks on closer ties until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia but stopped short of imposing economic sanctions.

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Pictures of war, the environment, people and social issues: The annual International Festival of Photojournalism has opened in southern France with exhibitions, screenings and discussions and several prizes to be won.

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Thailand's prime minister Samak Sundaravej declared a state of emergency in the capital on Tuesday after one person was killed in overnight clashes in Bangkok between??thousands of his opponents and supporters.

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Pro-Russian demonstrators chanted anti-NATO slogans on Monday in Ukraine as a US coast guard ship, invited by the Ukrainian government, arrived in the port city of Sebastopol.

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Huge crowds of Georgians rallied on Monday against Russia's occupation of parts of the country in what officials said was the biggest protest in the ex-Soviet republic's history.

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Hurricane Gustav tore through western Cuba Sunday, leaving behind a path of destruction. Trees and telephone poles littered the streets and houses were missing doors and roofs.

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European Union leaders are putting the bloc's relations with Moscow under scrutiny at an emergency summit in Brussels. Leaders have to overcome divisions over how to deal with Russia.

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Hurricane Gustav tore through western Cuba Sunday, leaving behind a path of destruction. The cyclone hit the island nation after claiming at least 81 lives in its sweep across the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

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Repulican White House hopeful John McCain Sunday suspended most of the first day of the party convention due to open Monday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on New Orleans. "I hope and pray we will be able to resume some of our normal operations as quickly as possible," McCain told reporters via a video link.

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European Union leaders are holding an emergency summit meeting in Brussels on Monday to tackle the crisis in Georgia. Western capitals have condemned Russia??s incursion into Georgia and support for two breakaway regions, but will action follow their tough words?

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Georgia now has to deal with the lingering fallout of its conflict with Russia, as thousands of refugees from disputed areas flood into the country.

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The US has been sending aid to Georgia, but maintains a discrete presence on the ground. A look at the American involvement in the aftermath of Georgia's conflict with Russia.

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Russia's conflict with Georgia has plunged its ties with the West into the deepest crisis since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Cold war, that's a term Russia used in its current standoff. AFPTV examines the chances of a new ice age descending between Moscow and the West.

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hai protesters scuffled with police Friday as tensions flared at the besieged Bangkok government compound, with signs of escalating turmoil in the kingdom testing the premier's peaceful resolve.

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Poland hopes to convince the European Union to take a hard line on Russia's Russia military intervention in Georgia at a special summit on September 1.

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Thai protesters scuffled with police Friday as tensions flared at the besieged Bangkok government compound, with signs of escalating turmoil in the kingdom testing the premier's peaceful resolve.

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The US movie actress, Reese Witherspoon was in Brazil to promote a worldwide campaign against abuse of women. The 32-year-old star of the "Legally Blonde" films is the global ambassador of "Speak out Against Domestic Violence", a joint campaign launched in 2004 by the UN Development Fund for Women and the Avon cosmetics company.

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A hero's homecoming for Rohullah Nikpai, who won a bronze in taekwon-do at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Around 4000 fans chanted "Nikpai, the pride of the nation" and "Long Live Afghanistan".

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Former US leader Bill Clinton on Wednesday said for the first time that he believed Democratic nominee Barack Obama was "ready" to be president.

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Tensions are high in Europe, after Russia formally recognized the independence of the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Tuesday. European leaders plan to meet next week to discuss what next.

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Afghanistan's security crisis is seeing increasing numbers of people fleeing the country. Many of them are little more than children and end up sleeping rough in Paris, hoping for a chance of a brighter future.

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Hillary Clinton Tuesday ordered her grieving supporters to unite behind Democratic nominee Barack Obama, in an emotional final act to a White House quest which fell just short of history."Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose," said Clinton, who got a euphoric welcome for her prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention.

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A group of software developers in the UK are promoting a new kind of video game designed to help in real-life situations. They're called 'serious games' and train people to deal with adverse situations such as medical emergencies. Refile.