Afghanistan: more key cities fall to Taliban

Can the government stop the advance as the Taliban take Kandahar and other cities?

Former guerillas in Colombia are putting down their guns and picking up binoculars, as they find a new direction for themselves and their children through birdwatching.

And is Britney Spears finally free? She's taken legal action to try to get her father removed from involvement in her affairs - and it looks like he's agreed to this.