French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kabul on Wednesday in a show of support for French troops after 10 were killed in the deadliest attack yet on international forces in Afghanistan. Sarkozy touched down at Kabul airport along with his Defence Minister Herve Morin and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, an AFP correspondent said.

Actors Ben Kingsley, George Clooney, Peter O'Toole, directors Ethan and Joel Coen, and more star power than ever will be on hand for the upcoming 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. The festival, which runs from September 4-13, will showcase 249 feature films and 63 shorts from 64 countries this year, including 116 world premieres.

Reigning Olympic and two-time world champion Jeremy Wariner booked a 400 meters Olympic final showdown with top rival LaShawn Merritt as both US stars won their semi-final heats Tuesday. Wariner captured his heat in 44.15 seconds, surging to the lead at the start and easing at the finish, while Merritt took his later heat in 44.12, pulling away at the finish to become the fastest qualifier for Thursday's final.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kabul on Wednesday in a show of support for French troops after 10 were killed in the deadliest attack yet on international forces in Afghanistan. Sarkozy touched down at Kabul airport along with his Defence Minister Herve Morin and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, an AFP correspondent said.

Tech-savvy South Korea now has 45 million mobile phones, equivalent to 91 percent of the total population, the Korea Communications Commission said Wednesday. The data means each of the country's 15.8 million households has almost three mobiles on average, it said.