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Breaking News Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013.
Al Qaeda   Algeria   British Petroleum   Kidnapping   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present)  
 The Australian 
Hostages taken at BP plant in Algeria
| IN what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali, Islamist militants attacked and occupied a natural gas complex partly operated by energy company BP in southern Algeria.... (photo: AP / BP)
Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
African Union   Ethiopia   Hailemariam Desalegn   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Hailemariam Desalegn  
 News24 
Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair
| Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is slated to take over as the chairperson of the African Union this month, replacing Benin president Boni Yayi as the head of the pan-Afri... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Diddier Drogba from Ivory Coast, left, fights for the ball with Kone Bakary from Burkina Faso during a World Cup qualifying game held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009  Independent online 
Last chance for Drogba
Lagos – Didier Drogba hopes to finally lead the Ivory Coast to a second Nations Cup triumph in South Africa after two close misses. | “We have a team capable of great things at the 2013 Af... (photo: AP / AP Photo)
African Cup of Nations   Diddier Drogba   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations  
The Aedes mosquito, which causes dengue fever  Daily Press 
Dengue is fastest-spreading tropical disease, WHO says
| GENEVA (Reuters) - Dengue is the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease and represents a "pandemic threat", infecting an estimated 50 million people across all continents, the World Health Organ... (photo: IRIN News)
Disease   Health   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Dengue fever  
Top Stories
 File photo of French troops at Abidjan Airport, Ivory Coast. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
France set to triple size of force inside Mali
| BAMAKO, Mali -- After a punishing bombing campaign failed to halt the advance of al-Qaida-linked fighters, France pledged Tuesday to triple the size of its force in Mal... (photo: French MoD photo)
AL Qaida   France   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present)  
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks about the USO's long history of support for service members and their families at the annual USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2012. The New York Times
Panetta Says U.S. Still in Talks With French Over Mali Aid
MADRID — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Tuesday that France faced a difficult task in trying to rout extremists from a vast area in northern Mali and that t... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett)
Aid   Defense   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present)  
Security Council Debates Counter-terrorism Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Security Council open debate on a comprehensive approach to counter-terrorism. United Nations
Ban urges Central African parties to abide by agreements forged to end crisis
| Print | 15 January 2013 – Welcoming the signing of a ceasefire and other agreements that halted a rebel advance on the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR)... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
Africa   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon  
A U.N. troop guards ballot boxes on the outskirts of the city of Monrovia, Liberia on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005.Vote counting was underway in Liberia Wednesday, a day after a presidential election that saw heavy turnout and great expectations for a better future after decades of coups, despotic rule and war. Voa News
UN Takes Next Steps in Drawdown of Military Presence in Liberia
| DAKAR — The United Nations Mission in Liberia has begun the next phase in its drawdown of military troops in the country. The world body says this is a significant st... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Africa   Liberia   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: United Nations  
Malian soldiers helped by French troops, move a broken helicopter out a hangar to make room for more incoming troops at Bamako's airport Tuesday Jan. 15. 2013. French forces led an all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control of a small Malian town from armed Islamist extremists who seized the area, including its strategic military camp. A a convoy of 40 to 50 trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast as France prepares for a possible land assault. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days. The Guardian
France expected to more than triple Mali troop numbers
| French raids continue on Islamist insurgents, with start of African deployment expected to take at least a week | French troops gather in a hangar at Bamako's airport. ... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Africa   France   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mali  
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, talks about security improvements while giving an aerial tour of Baghdad, Iraq, to Sen. Barack Obama July 21, 2008. Sens. Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel also joined the presidential candidate on the tour. Foreign Policy
U.S. watches French intervention in Mali warily; Hagel is no Luddite on cyber; Why the DOD IG feels ignored; Mil suicides exceed combat deaths; Wal-Mart to hire 100k veterans, and more.
| The Pentagon is facing legal hurdles as it attempts to assist the French fight against Islamic extremism in Mali. A defense official told Situation Report that, as the ... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell)
Chuck Hagel   Mali Conflict   Military Intervention   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present)  
Politics Terrorism
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- Militants retaliate for Mali intervention with kidnapping in
- ICC Prosecutor opens investigation into war crimes in Mali
Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair
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- Sahara Islamists take hostages, spreading Mali war
- French unity over Mali starts to splinter
- France starts Mali ground campaign
- Hostages taken at BP plant in Algeria
In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013.
Hostages taken at BP plant in Algeria
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- U.S. business groups challenge SEC rule on Congo minerals
- Mali: French troops begin land assault
- WRAPUP 1-Sahara Islamists take hostages, spreading Mali war
- Mali: French troops begin land assault
Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair
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- Cracks appear in French front on Mali
- Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair
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Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, center left, walks to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, after signing a condolences book, at the national palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.
Ethiopia says to take over as AU chair
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Health Society & Culture
- 6 reasons events in Mali matter
- Recent study suggests bats are reservoir for ebola virus in
- French campaign in Mali escalates into ground war
- WHO makes gains in the fight against neglected tropical dise
The Aedes mosquito, which causes dengue fever
Dengue is fastest-spreading tropical disease, WHO says
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- Destination review: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Militants retaliate for Mali intervention with kidnapping in
- Floods halt Dakar; Peterhansel keeps overall lead
In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013.
Hostages taken at BP plant in Algeria
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Science & InfoTech Sports
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U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, talks about security improvements while giving an aerial tour of Baghdad, Iraq, to Sen. Barack Obama July 21, 2008. Sens. Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel also joined the presidential candidate on the tour.
U.S. watches French intervention in Mali warily; Hagel is no Luddite on cyber; Why the DOD IG feels ignored; Mil suicides exceed combat deaths; Wal-Mart to hire 100k veterans, and more.
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- Floods halt Dakar; Peterhansel keeps overall lead
Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio was listed by Forbes among the world's 12 most beautiful national parks.
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