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Breaking News Fri, 18 Jan 2013
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)
Liberian President Charles Taylor records an address to the nation on the eve of his expected departure from office, in the Liberian capital Monrovia Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003. Taylor is due to officially hand over power to his current Vice-President Moses Blah on Monday.
Africa   Photos   Politics   President   Wikipedia: Liberia  
 BBC News 
Liberia's Charles Taylor 'wants presidential pension'
Liberia's jailed ex-President and war criminal Charles Taylor appears to have written to MPs demanding an annual state pension of $25,000 (£15,600). | Liberian Senate Secretary Nanborloh Singbeh... (photo: AP)
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. Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP | ... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Africa   France   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mali  
This Sunday Jan.13, 2013 photo provided by the French Army Monday Jan.14, 2013 shows a French Rafale jetfighter landing after a mission to Mali in N'Djamena, Chad.  Independent online 
France strikes Mali rebels
Bamako/Paris - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital, Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al... (photo: AP / Adj Nicolas-Nelson Richard, ECPAD)
Al Qaeda   France   Mali conflict   Photos   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present)  
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Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio was listed by Forbes among the world's 12 most beautiful national parks. CNN
Living large in Costa Rica
| January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1434 GMT (2234 HKT) | Enjoy the view over the Papagayo Peninsula from your private pool at the Four Seasons. | A romantic dinner on the beac... (photo: Creative Commons / Axxis10)
CostaRica   Peninsula   Photos   Teresa   Tourism   Wikipedia: Costa Rica  
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 ... (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 cont... (photo: IRIN News)
Disease   Health   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Dengue fever  
Atm Swiping Machine - Supermarket Counter Peace FM Online
ATM Cards To Be Used For Shopping
In a few weeks, bank customers can use their ATM cards to shop anywhere in Ghana and make payment on point-of-sale devices with their cards. | This is the next big projec... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Bank   Business   Ghana   Photos   Wikipedia: ATM  
 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)  
Politics Defense & Terrorism
- Women of 2012 - Kidnap and the Minister's Mother
- PDP Women Demand Additional Political Appointments in Kebbi
- Jonathan Appoints Vanguard GM UNILAG's Governing Council
- President Mahama To Attend Emergency ECOWAS Summit On Mali
A Malian special forces soldier stands guard in front of a French Mirage fighter jet on the military side of Bamako's airport Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, during a joined visit to French and Malian troops by Mali's President Dioncounda Traore and French Ambassador to Mali Christian Rouyer. French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat "within hours."
Can France achieve its goals in Mali?
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- US moves cautiously on Mali intervention
- French troops close in on al-Qaeda-held town in Mali
- Hostage crisis fails to stop French move in Mali
- Algerian army raid ends hostage crisis
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election.
Algeria Ends Military Operation; 'Several Hostages Killed'
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- NSE Sustains Momentum, Gains N520 Billion in Two Weeks
- Jobberman Partners with MTN on Mobile Job Alerts
- Hostage crisis fails to stop French move in Mali
- Wale Babalakin Arraigned, Granted Bail
Atm Swiping Machine - Supermarket Counter
ATM Cards To Be Used For Shopping
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- Firms Start Data Centre Expert Certification in Nigeria
- City People Honours Ali Nuhu
- Revolutionising the ICT Sector in 2013
- Casualty totals uncertain at Algerian gas plant; U.S. assist
Ivory Cost President Laurent Gbagbo, center, shows a peace sign, as he walk's next to Ivory Coast youth leader Ble Goude, far right, at a rally in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. Ivory Coast will have a second round off elections on Sunday.
Ghana arrest Ble Goude wanted in Ivory Coast
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Health Society & Culture
- U.S. Health Experts Hail Mimiko's Abiye Health Programme
- Measles deaths drop 71 pct in 11 years: WHO
- With an oink oink here, alternative pets bring farm inside
- Codeine to Be Classified As Narcotic Soon - Minister
The Aedes mosquito, which causes dengue fever
Dengue is fastest-spreading tropical disease, WHO says
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- Ghanaians Celebrities Slam UK Boy Band For Negative Represen
- 'Possible Afcon women ban appalling'
- Jobberman Partners with MTN on Mobile Job Alerts
- Diverse devotional sounds to take stage
In this photo taken, Thursday, Sept.13, 2012. A staff member wears a T-shirt bearing the name of Google Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. With all its cutting-edge technology, Google Inc. has turned back to the text message in its efforts to break into Nigerias booming economy. The search engine has started a service in Nigeria, as well as Ghana and Kenya, allowing mobile phone users to access emails through text messaging. That comes as the companys office in Lagos has begun working with small business owners in this nation of more than 160 million people.
Google launches election tracker tool
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- With an oink oink here, alternative pets bring farm inside
- Mobile Phones Have Reduced Corruption in Agriculture - Minis
- Make sure there’s a plan B for the bumpy year ahead
- Africa
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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- AFCON 2013: 10 Sexiest Players
- Leaders battle on hard Dakar Stage 12
- Dr Congo In Turmoil As Coach Claude Le Roy Quits
- Adam Kwarasey Among Ten Sexiest Players At 2013 AFCON
 France´s Stephane Peterhansel stand next to his Mitsubishi car after arriving at Dakar, while taking part in the Dakar Rally, Senegal, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007. France´s Stephane Peterhansel came in 11th for the day and solidified his overall
Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres retain their leads after stage 12 of the Dakar Rally
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