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France to triple its forces in Mali, defense official says
PARIS -- France will gradually increase the number of soldiers deployed in the fight against Islamist insurgents in the West African nation of Mali to 2,500, a Defense Ministry official told journalists on Tuesday. The report suggests that France was...
Tags: France, Mali, Pakistan, Western Africa
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French troops in Mali; Hollande vows to stop Islamists
French troops have joined the Malian military in its fight to stop Islamist fighters from extending their reach into central Mali, President Francois Hollande said in a statement Friday. Mali pleaded for French help Thursday after the strategic city...
Tags: Terrorism, France, Mali, Western Africa, Wars and Interventions
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Greek leader asks Germany for 'more room to breathe'
World NowGreek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for more time from Berlin on Friday to implement the deep austerity measures required of it under the terms of its financial bailout. German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted that Athens stick to its commitments.... -
Gay marriage wins in U.S. mirror global advances
World NowSupporters of same-sex marriage appear to have scored narrow victories in all four U.S. states where the issue was on the ballot Tuesday, reflecting a change in public views on marriage equality for gay couples that pollsters have been tracking for more... -
France to consider bill allowing same-sex marriage
World NowThe French Cabinet approved a draft bill legalizing same-sex marriage, which now goes to the legislature for consideration.... -
China, U.S., Europe battling over a shrinking global-trade pie
World NowGlobal Focus: In polite, diplomatic language, China this week accused Eurozone leaders of piling up debts that threaten global economic stability and the Europeans countered with complaints that Beijing manipulates its currency to unfairly skew trade in... -
Greek leader pleads for more time to implement reforms
World NowGreek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras launched a high-gear diplomatic offensive aimed at buying his country more time to implement reforms demanded by increasingly impatient European creditors.... -
Arafat poisoned? Death inquiry opened in France
World NowNearly eight years after the death of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, French prosecutors opened an inquiry Tuesday into his possible murder by poisoning.... -
Envisioning a post-Assad Syria as civil war grinds on
World NowGlobal Focus: With no end in sight for the bloody fratricide ravaging Syria and the world's most powerful nations bitterly divided over what to do next, U.S. and European diplomats have redirected their efforts from trying to halt the civil war to... -
'Get lost, you rich idiot!' French howl as tycoon eyes Belgium
World NowAs France plans to hike taxes on its richest citizens, the wealthiest man in Europe is making plans of his own -- to become Belgian. Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon behind the luxury brands of Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Moet Hennessy, told the... -
Mali extremists vow to attack French over calls to oust militants
World NowReligious extremists who hold the northern stretches of Mali in their grip promised revenge attacks against the French after the European country pushed for military action to eject them. “They are the kind of people with whom nothing works except... -
U.N. Security Council asks Mali to draw up plans to retake north
World NowThe United Nations Security Council took a key step Friday toward approving military action in Mali, where religious extremists have capitalized on a Tuareg rebellion and political turmoil to seize much of the north. The resolution does not give the green...
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