The online leak of thousands of secret military documents from the war in Afghanistan by the website WikiLeaks did not disclose any sensitive intelligence sources or methods, the Department of Defense concluded.

But a senior NATO official in Kabul told CNN that there has not been a single case of Afghans needing protection or to be moved because of the leak.

Minister of Culture Frederic Mitterand "condemned" Free and vowed to issue a decree clarifying the requirement, a promise he lived up to recently, stunning many who thought the process would take at least several weeks and require formal tweaking of the "Creation and Internet Law."

It didn't help matters any that French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to make an example of a "rebellious" ISP.

With Pres Sarkozy gunning for your defeat its now wonder they chose to toe the "three-strikes" line, especially after he's repeatedly vowed to do everything in his power to "protect" copyright holders, even calling increased Internet regulation a "moral imperative" necessary to "correct the excesses and abuses that arise from the total absence of rules."

The Carte Musique scheme gives €25 (US$35) to French residents aged 12 to 25 to spend on music downloads or subscription services. Young people can purchase a €50 card for just €25, with the balance paid by the state.

The Carte Musique is aimed at combating illegal downloads by getting young people into the habit of paying for music online through legal channels.

Last month the country denied its Busheher nuclear station, which opened in August after 35 years of building delays, has been badly affected by the the Stuxnet worm.

Mr Moslehi said Iran had discovered the "destructive activities of the arrogance (of Western powers) in cyberspace, and different ways to confront them have been designed and implemented".

The US is to deport 10 people who spied for Moscow in exchange for four people convicted of espionage in Russia.

Prosecutors said the accused had posed as ordinary citizens, some living together as couples for years, and were ordered by Russia's External Intelligence Service (SVR) to infiltrate policy-making circles and collect information.

Israel will allow items into Gaza unless they feature on a new list which specifies banned goods.

Israel has blockaded Gaza since 2005, but has faced heavy criticism since the recent killing of nine people on an aid flotilla heading to Gaza.

There was no immediate reaction from Palestinians to Israel's decision, but the plan was dismissed by Palestinian groups last week as a "pointless gesture".

Hundreds of Italian politicians, civil servants and celebrities have been implicated in a corruption scandal following the leaking of a list with their names on.

Italy's industry minister has already resigned after his name was linked to the investigation.

The US has evidence the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

Faisal Shazhad, 30, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, has co-operated with investigators, and admits receiving bomb-making training in the Pakistani region of Waziristan, prosecutors have said.

The US is threatening to stop working with Europe in the fight against terrorism after an EU parliamentary group rejected a proposed data-sharing agreement.

Members of a European Parliament subcommittee dealt a blow to US-EU relations by voting to reject a proposed bank data sharing deal between the US and Europe in a preliminary vote on Thursday.

Members of the parliament's civil liberties committee voted by 29 votes to 23 to reject the SWIFT deal, arguing that the deal fails to protect the privacy of EU citizens.

Reports from Costa Rica indicate that final approval of the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States is languishing in the Legislative Assembly due to concerns over the copyright provisions.

Health officials are concerned that the provisions on pharmaceutical products "would bankrupt the public health system." The response from the U.S. is important as well. It is delaying market access to sugar from the developing country until the copyright reforms are in place.