More than one million protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.

The US Afghan commander warns troops' lives will be at risk if a US church goes ahead with plans to burn the Koran, concerns echoed by the White House and Nato.

Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked riots last week in which 13 people died.

Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.

Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors.