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French air strikes in Mali continue for third day
French air power helped the Malian army to retake the central town…
Turkey demands France clarify Paris slayings
Hollande had said the murder of Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla…
New clashes erupt in Tunisian town near Libya
Ben Guerdane, around 30km from the border, has witnessed sporadic unrest since…
Angry Pakistani Shi’as refuse to bury dead
In total 126 people were killed in bombings in what was one…
Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition
The US president warned that Karzai, with whom he has had a…
Damascus hit by clashes after key rebel gain
Capturing Taftanaz, from which regime forces launched deadly helicopter gunship sorties, eases…
Israel orders Palestinians to quit protest outpost
More than 200 activists erected the 20-tent "outpost" on Friday in the…
Hundreds back Maliki amid calls for Iraq PM to quit
Anti-government rallies blocked a key highway linking Baghdad to Jordan and Syria…
19 killed in failed French raid to free Somalia hostage
Allex is among nine French hostages in Africa of whom at least…
Thousands of Iraq Sunnis in angry anti-Maliki demos
Prime Minister accused of authoritarianism and sectarianism