A Russian Orthodox priest who was an outspoken critic of both Islam and ultra-nationalist groups was shot dead in his Moscow church by a masked assassin, investigators said Friday. The man had reportedly contacted the federal security services several times over death threats.

In Luanda, the draw for the 16-team 2010 Africa Nations Cup has taken place. World Cup qualifiers Ghana and Ivory Coast will clash in the first round after they were drawn in Group B with Burkina Faso and Togo.

The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week. She has also appealed to the government of Catalonia to back a campaign to ban bullfighting in the north-eastern Spanish region.

Twenty-year-old South Korean supermodel Daul Kim has been found hanged in her apartment in Paris. The news was reported by her agency, Next, and later confirmed as a suicide by the South Korean embassy.

The Mogadishu correspondent for RFI's English-language service is recovering after being hit in the arm by a stray bullet on Wednesday. He believes he was caught up in a firefight and that he was not targeted by gunmen.

This week, RFI began broadcasting on FM in south Sudan. All of the English-language service's programmes will be aired daily on 90.4 FM.

Irish commentators have blasted French footballer Thierry Henry "Le Cheat" after he knocked Ireland out of the World Cup with a clear handball in Paris last night. Internet football forums were awash with criticisms of the skipper, while Swedish referee Martin Hansson was condemned in his homeland for missing the manoeuvre.

In November 2009, the Festival d'Automne en Normandie, the Normandy Autumn Festival, provided a weekend of entertainment as part of a five-week-long jamboree.

Indie music fans in France get treated to a festival each year put on by Les Inrockuptibles magazine. Here's a look at Les Inrocks 2009.