Sarkozy condemned the “odious act” and vowed to keep up the fight against terrorism.

He confirmed that France took part in a military operation in the Sahara in recent days.

The leader of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghbreb said in a message broadcast Sunday that the Frenchman was killed in retaliation for the killing of six al-Qaida members in that raid.

Despite the sentence, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, will serve no more than 19 years. The judge took off five years for the time Duch was illegally detained before the U.N.-backed tribunal was established, and another 11 years for the time he has already served behind bars.

The verdict — which also convicted Duch of crimes against humanity, murder and torture — sparked strong reactions as word spread outside the courtroom. Some said it made them lose faith in the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal.

“It’s becoming a sham,” said Cambodian-American Theary Seng, chairwoman of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation.

Seng, who said the Khmer Rouge killed both of her parents, described Monday’s verdict as “scandalous.”

“It’s an insult to the survivors. Effectively, he should have been receiving many life sentences. It makes light of the crime and suffering,” she said.

Duch, 67, was the head of the S-21 prison. Few people brought to the prison made it out alive; only about a dozen were found by the Vietnamese who invaded Cambodia in 1979.

One of the survivors, Bou Meng, said that the verdict made him so angry that he was sweating in the air-conditioned courtroom as he listened to the judge’s words.

Ri described the joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan as a provocation and challenge to North Korea‘s sovereignty and security as well as the wish for stability and peace in the country. As for the 6-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program, Ri stressed the need for early resumption of the talks to resolve the issue.

In the meantime, South Korea and The United States have begun a 4-day joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan. The two countries are conducting the drill following the sinking of a South Korean warship in March near the North Korean border. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the drill began as the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington left the southern port of Pusan at 7 AM on Sunday.

The US and South Korea and also plan to hold annual joint drills called Ulji Freedom Guardian for 11 days next August.

Jolie was in Moscow for the Russian premiere of the movie “Salt” on Sunday, just a few weeks after 10 Russian sleeper agents were expelled from the United States in exchange for four Russians accused of spying for the West.

She tells reporters at the Oktyabrskaya theatre, “you don’t want to focus on the negative behind this issue of the spy swap because I think that what is happening between our countries is wonderful these days, so many positive movements forward.”

Fans waited hours in 35 degree Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) heat outside the theatre to get a glimpse of the star, who wore a scarlet gown with deep cleavage.

The DHC-2 Beaver float plane crashed around 11 a.m. Saturday in a swamp two kilometres from the La Grande Riviere airport, not far from James Bay.

The pilot and one passenger died and all three surviving passengers were flown to a hospital in Montreal, two of them with serious injuries.

Quebec provincial police and TSB investigators were on the scene Sunday, examining whether pilot error or a mechanical problem caused the plane to crash shortly after takeoff. They were also planning to pull the wreckage out of the water.

The pilot worked for Nordair, a commercial and corporate airline that operates in the James Bay and Hudson Bay area.

Quebec provincial police spokesman Richard Gagne said at least two of the passengers were from Ontario.

Investigators determined Sunday the float plane had taken longer than usual to take off, before crashing soon after taking flight, said Transportation Safety Board spokesman John Cottreau.

The weather in the region was clear at the time of the crash.

Giving evidence to the same inquiry, Eliza Manningham-Buller revealed that there was such a surge of warnings of home-grown terrorist threats after the invasion of Iraq that MI5 asked for – and got – a 100 per cent increase in its budget. Baroness Manningham-Buller, who was director general of MI5 in 2002-07, told the Chilcot panel that MI5 started receiving a “substantially” higher volume of reports that young British Muslims being drawn to al-Qa’ida.

She told the inquiry: “Our involvement in Iraq radicalised, for want of a better word, a whole generation of young people – a few among a generation – who saw our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as being an attack on Islam.”

She added: “Arguably we gave Osama bin Laden his Iraqi jihad so that he was able to move into Iraq in a way that he was not before.”

Her words are in stark contrast to the claim that Mr Blair made in front of the same inquiry on 29 January. The former prime minister told Sir John Chilcot: “If I am asked whether I believe we are safer, more secure, that Iraq is better, that our own security is better, with Saddam and his two sons out of office and out of power, I believe indeed we are.

Earlier this year, Pathway Genomics partnered with CVS/Walgreens to market an over-the-counter genetics test based on saliva. Consumers could pick up the kit and mail it in, paying an additional fee based on the extent to which they wanted their DNA tested. The over-the-counter version never quite made it to the consumer, as there was public concern over the reliability of the tests and how people might interpret them.  At this point the FDA jumped into the fray and expressed concern.

The FDA requested that five companies provide data that their diagnostic tests present scientific evidence that a test result, either positive or negative, is linked to a disease or the risk of one. They also want the companies to seek regulatory approval for the tests, although the companies maintain that this was not a necessary step to bringing the product to market.

The Government Accountability Office conducted an undercover investigation of the genetics tests, purchasing ten tests from four direct-to-consumer genetic tests companies—23andMe, deCode Genetics, Pathway Genomics, and Navigenics. Five staff members sent two DNA samples to each company; one with his or her real personal and medical information, and one with faux identifying and medical information.

Results varied markedly between companies and some information contradicted already diagnosed health conditions. Amongst the small sampling, the tests produced inconsistent results for the same disease 68 percent of the time.

The FDA is planning to ramp up its regulation of genetic testing companies, said Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

But for individuals suffering from lower back problems, research suggests they may need to think twice before stamping their ticket to ride on the popular workout machines.

The elliptical trainer, sometimes called a cross-trainer, is a piece of stationary exercise equipment that simulates walking or running without causing pressure to the joints.

Researcher Janice Moreside is a physiotherapist who’s been a clinician for more than 30 years. She said she’s found that while the majority of people who come in who use the elliptical like it, there’s a subset who say the opposite, and point to the fact using the trainer hurts their back.

Moreside, a University of Waterloo PhD candidate, works with Waterloo professor Stuart McGill whose specialty is spine research, specifically the lumbar spine or low back.

The research was part of a larger study looking at the effect of hip mobility on the low back which Moreside presented Friday at the 2010 Congress of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in St. John’s, N.L.

But before Capt. Robert Semrau learns his fate, a military judge will decide whether sentencing provisions of the National Defence Act violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

During Semrau’s trial, his lawyer argued that because punishments in the Act aren’t the same as in the Criminal Code, they would violate his client’s rights.

A decision on the issue was put off until the five-member military panel hearing the case had reached its final judgment.

One week ago, the panel found Semrau guilty of disgraceful conduct for shooting an Afghan fighter after of a heated battled in the Helmand district of Afghanistan in October 2008.

Semrau could serve up to five years in jail or be dismissed from the military.