Nine men were found guilty in Britain today of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring involving vulnerable girls.

A gang of 11 men plied girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs so they could “pass them around” and use them for sex, a court heard.

AN investigation into claims international troops killed scores of civilians in northeast Afghanistan escalated into a feud between President Hamid Karzai and senior US military officials who cited a report that Afghan parents have been known to discipline children by burning their hands and feet.

Airstrikes and clashes north of Kabul have killed 11 people, Afghan officials said today.

COVENTRY CITY boss Gary McAllister insisted Youssef Safri’s leg-breaking tackle on Sunderland’s Irish midfielder Colin Healy was “absolutely accidental”.

Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships hunted a fugitive militant in a crowded Gaza refugee camp today, setting off chaotic gunbattles that killed 10 Palestinians, including two UN school workers.