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    Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. France, Western allies likely to be mired in Mali for years

    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the...

    Tags: Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Islam, Mali, Africa

    2. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine line between acting as a moderate peace broker and keeping his Muslim Brotherhood party happy with anti-American rhetoric.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine line between acting as a moderate peace broker and...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, Suez Canal, Revolutions, Barack Obama, Mohamed Morsi

    3. Jan 25, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Questions that need asking

    WASHINGTON -- Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish.
    WASHINGTON -- Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish. Clinton's smooth and confident performance at...

    Tags: Republican Party, Ron Johnson, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Wars and Interventions

    4. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. A Pyrrhic victory?

    Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the resolution of the crisis may turn out to be the classic definition of a Pyrrhic victory — that is, one achieved at such high cost that another like it will likely lead to defeat.
    Algerian forces claimed a decisive victory this weekend over al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militants who took over a giant natural gas plant near the country's border with Mali last week and threatened to kill hostages and blow up the facility. But the...

    Tags: Libya, Rebellions, Coup d'Etat, Muammar Gaddafi, Mali

    5. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Militants: 35 hostages die in Algerian raid, Americans also reportedly held

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian forces raided a remote Sahara gas plant on Thursday in an attempt to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants with ties to Mali's rebel Islamists, diplomats said. Islamic militants claimed that 35 hostages and 15 militants were killed after Algerian military helicopters strafed the area but said seven hostages survived.
    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian forces raided a remote Sahara gas plant on Thursday in an attempt to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants with ties to Mali's rebel Islamists, diplomats said. Islamic militants claimed that 35 hostages...

    Tags: Libya, BBC, Barack Obama, BP Plc, Mali

    6. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead

    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign governments. At least 19 hostages and 29 Islamist militants have been killed.
    AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign...

    Tags: Criminals, BP Plc, Politics, Computer Crime, Mali

    7. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Kadafi son appears in Libyan court for 'undermining security'

    The son of the late strongman Moammar Kadafi appeared in a Libyan court  Thursday for the first time, facing charges tied to the controversial detention of his attorney last year.
    The son of the late strongman Moammar Kadafi appeared in a Libyan court  Thursday for the first time, facing charges tied to the controversial detention of his attorney last year. Seif Islam Kadafi has been accused of crimes against humanity by the...

    Tags: Libya, International Criminal Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Muammar Gaddafi, International Court or Tribunal

    8. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali

    MOPTI, Mali (AP) — Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic fighters are burrowing into the earth, erecting a formidable set of defenses to protect what has essentially become al-Qaida's new country.
    MOPTI, Mali (AP) — Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic fighters are burrowing into the earth, erecting a formidable set of defenses to protect what has essentially become al-Qaida's...

    Tags: Human Rights, Highway Transportation, Justice and Rights, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Wars and Interventions

    9. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Numbers of Syrian refugees climb as winter nears

    BEIRUT — More than half a million Syrian refugees are seeking international aid, and the numbers are climbing by more than 3,000 a day as violence continues to rage in Syria, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
    BEIRUT — More than half a million Syrian refugees are seeking international aid, and the numbers are climbing by more than 3,000 a day as violence continues to rage in Syria, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday. The onset of winter-like...

    Tags: Refugee, United Nations, Politics

    10. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. New rankings underscore corruption concerns in Greece, Egypt

    As the financial crisis has dragged on in Greece, bloody attacks unsettle Iraq and protests simmer after the revolution in Egypt, those and other troubled countries have lagged in corruption rankings, according to a global study released Wednesday.
    As the financial crisis has dragged on in Greece, bloody attacks unsettle Iraq and protests simmer after the revolution in Egypt, those and other troubled countries have lagged in corruption rankings, according to a global study released Wednesday....

    Tags: West Bank, Iraq, Financial Markets, European Union, Egypt

    11. Nov 24, 2012 |Column| Petoskey News

  11. Pet owners' woes over white carpet

    There are mistakes in life that we are destined to repeat. My repetitive mistake is purchasing light-colored carpet. I don't know why I do it. I just love light-colored carpet. It started as light-colored berber in Sault Ste. Marie. Next it was off-...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies

    12. Aug 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Safari, so good

    The pouting models who stalk the runways wore it first, of course: Earthy but intense color on lids and cheeks, balanced by nude lips in a beauty look that designers are calling safari-chic.
    Tribune Newspapers
    The pouting models who stalk the runways wore it first, of course: Earthy but intense color on lids and cheeks, balanced by nude lips in a beauty look that designers are calling safari-chic. This season, it's everywhere. Witness the leopard-hued Dior...

    Tags: Fashion Shows, New Products, Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, Entertainment Events

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