britain 's ministry of defense says an airman has died in an explosion in southern afghanistan .

Short summary: british airman dies in afghanistan


france remains `` confident '' it will win a deal to supply helicopter carriers to russia , president nicolas sarkozy 's office said friday , after moscow threw open the tender to all comers .

Short summary: france still confident on russian warship deal


less known frenchman julien boutter beat albert costa of spain on tuesday on the second day of the toulouse tennis open .

Short summary: linz open first round results


leftist latin american leaders agreed here friday on the creation of a regional currency , the sucre , aimed at scaling back the use of the us dollar .

Short summary:
latam leftists tackle dollar with new currency