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Mali secures retaken towns, donors pledge funds
January 29, 2013
Mali secures retaken towns, donors pledge funds
French-backed Malian troops searched house-to-house in Gao and Timbuktu on Tuesday uncovering arms and explosives abandoned by Islamist fighters, and…
Sixty-five found executed in Syria’s Aleppo: activists
January 29, 2013
Sixty-five found executed in Syria’s Aleppo: activists
At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on…
Bound by restrictions, media in Mali struggle to report
January 29, 2013
Bound by restrictions, media in Mali struggle to report
PARIS — France is keeping a tight lid on media reporting on the conflict in northern Mali, where foreign journalists…
UAE to put 94 Islamists on trial
January 27, 2013
UAE to put 94 Islamists on trial
The United Arab Emirates is to put on trial 94 Islamists accused of plotting against the Gulf state, attorney general…
Clashes in Syria during UN visit as Russia warns Assad
January 27, 2013
Clashes in Syria during UN visit as Russia warns Assad
Syrian rebels clashed with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in southwest Damascus on Sunday, forcing the closure of the…
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
January 27, 2013
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
Thousands of mourners rallied Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shia Prime Minister…
Outgoing AU chief raps slow African response to Mali
January 27, 2013
Outgoing AU chief raps slow African response to Mali
Outgoing African Union chairman Thomas Boni Yayi told African leaders Sunday their response to the conflict in Mali had been…
An ambitious project unearths memories of Turkey’s Kurdish youth
January 27, 2013
An ambitious project unearths memories of Turkey’s Kurdish youth
Remzi, a 26-year-old Kurd from southeast Turkey, has a pretty typical life story for someone like him. A child during…
Mali Islamists suffer split as Africans prepare assault
January 24, 2013
Mali Islamists suffer split as Africans prepare assault
A split emerged on Thursday in the alliance of Islamist militant groups occupying northern Mali as French and African troops…
North Korea to target US with nuclear, rocket tests
January 24, 2013
North Korea to target US with nuclear, rocket tests
North Korea said Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the US,…