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• France bombs Islamist strongholds in north Mali
• Syrian forces kill dozens in bombardments: opposition
• U.S. forces helped France during Somalia rescue attempt: Obama
• Pakistan Shi'ites to bury bomb victims after meeting PM
• Analysis: Japan's Abe rolls out strategic PR, policy campaign
• Top Venezuelan leaders in Cuba to support Chavez
• Libya plans diplomatic security force after attacks
• U.S. envoy says Iran working to destabilize Yemen: report
• Egypt opens old wound with Mubarak retrial
• Chinese workers abducted in Sudan's Darfur
• Egypt's Mubarak to get new trial over killings
• French jets bomb major Malian city in north
• 6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India
• Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack
• Somali witnesses to failed rescue describe mayhem
• Gay marriage protest converges on Eiffel Tower
• Potential impact of Mubarak retrial
• Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs
• Thousands march to protest Russia's adoption ban
• Iran's election tip to critics: Keep quiet
• Tearful survivors mark Costa Concordia anniversary on Giglio
• Protests spread in Pakistan over Shiite killings
• Israel overrides court, removes Palestinian protest settlement
• Mostly forgotten, Egyptian trial of US NGO workers drags on

France bombs Islamist strongholds in north Mali Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) - 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 Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country's north. The attacks on Islamist positions near the ancient desert trading town of Timbuktu and Gao, the largest city in the north, marked a decisive intensification on the third day of the French mission, striking at the heart of the vast area seized by rebels in April. ...

Syrian forces kill dozens in bombardments: opposition Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:50 PM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Government forces killed at least 36 people, 14 of them children, in a bombardment of rebel-held areas on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, Syrian opposition activists said. Video footage showed women weeping over the dismembered bodies of children strewn across a field in the Eastern Ghouta region, near an air defense base on the edge of the town of Muleiha, 5 km (3 miles) east of Damascus. ...

U.S. forces helped France during Somalia rescue attempt: Obama Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:55 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States helped France last week during an attempted rescue of a secret agent captured by insurgents in Somalia, President Barack Obama confirmed on Sunday in a letter to Congress. The French team was trying to free Denis Allex, held since 2009 by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, but insurgents apparently killed their hostage during the raid, along with a commando. The French defense ministry said that 17 Somali fighters also died in the fight. "United States combat aircraft briefly entered Somali airspace to support the rescue operation, if needed. ...

Pakistan Shi'ites to bury bomb victims after meeting PM Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:33 PM PST QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslims agreed on Monday to begin burying nearly 100 of their people killed three days ago in one of Pakistan's deadliest sectarian attacks after the prime minister said he would comply with their demands to sack the local government. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf met leaders of the Shi'ite Hazara community in a mosque near the site of Thursday's twin bombings in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, and told them he would dismiss the province's chief minister and cabinet. ...

Analysis: Japan's Abe rolls out strategic PR, policy campaign Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:26 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Buoyed by a December election landslide, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is rolling out a comprehensive PR strategy mixing Facebook, public appearances and policy announcements to prop up voter ratings ahead of a crucial July poll in an effort to avoid becoming just the latest of the country's short-term leaders. ...

Top Venezuelan leaders in Cuba to support Chavez Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:45 AM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's three most powerful government figures after President Hugo Chavez gathered in Havana on Sunday to check on their ailing leader's condition and meet with Cuban allies. Vice-President Nicolas Maduro, Congress head Diosdado Cabello, and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez have been shuttling to and from Cuba since the 58-year-old socialist president's fourth and most serious cancer operation a month ago. Chavez, who missed his own inauguration for a new, six-year term last week, has not been seen or heard from in public since the surgery. ...

Libya plans diplomatic security force after attacks Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya plans to create a special force to protect diplomats, government sources said, after a gun attack on an Italian consul exposed the precarious security situation in the North African state. Unidentified gunmen in Benghazi opened fire on Guido De Sanctis's armored car on Saturday. The diplomat was unhurt but the attack was a reminder of the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission there that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. "We are discussing putting in place a force that would look after diplomats. ...

U.S. envoy says Iran working to destabilize Yemen: report Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:36 AM PST SANAA (Reuters) - Iran is working with southern secessionists in Yemen to expand its influence and destabilize the strategic region around the Straits of Hormuz, the U.S. envoy to Yemen was quoted as saying on Sunday. Yemen's state news agency Saba cited U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein as accusing Iran of supporting south Yemeni leaders trying to revive the formerly independent state of South Yemen, and naming Ali Salem al-Beidh, who runs a pro-independence satellite TV station from Lebanon, as one of them. ...

Egypt opens old wound with Mubarak retrial Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:12 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt ordered a retrial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak on Sunday after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, opening up an old wound in the painful transition from decades of authoritarian rule. Mubarak, 84, was ousted in 2011 after 30 years in power and jailed for life last year over the killing of protesters by security forces trying to quell a mass street revolt. He was the first Arab ruler to be brought to court by his own people. ...

Chinese workers abducted in Sudan's Darfur Posted: 13 Jan 2013 01:14 PM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Unknown armed men have kidnapped four Chinese workers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the state news agency SUNA said on Sunday. The assailants abducted the Chinese -- one engineer and three drivers -- together with five Sudanese colleagues late on Saturday near al-Fasher in North Darfur, SUNA said, adding that all had been working for a Chinese road company. Authorities were pursuing the kidnappers with 18 military vehicles, SUNA said, without giving further details. ...

Egypt's Mubarak to get new trial over killings Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:56 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the ousted leader in the killing of hundreds of protesters, a ruling likely to further unsettle a nation still reeling from political turmoil and complicate the struggle of his Islamist successor to assert his authority.

French jets bomb major Malian city in north Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French fighter jets bombed rebel targets in a major city in Mali's north Sunday, pounding the airport as well as training camps, warehouses and buildings used by the al-Qaida-linked Islamists controlling the area, officials and residents said.

6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:49 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.

Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an attack on minority Shiite Muslims there that killed 86 people.

Somali witnesses to failed rescue describe mayhem Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:21 PM PST MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The night of mayhem and death started with the sound of helicopters above pitch-black fields. When it was over, the French intelligence agent who had been held hostage for more than three years was almost certainly dead, as was at least one French commando, and the home that served as the agent's final jail was destroyed. And now the Somalis living in the muddy farm town had new cause to fear the militants controlling their street.

Gay marriage protest converges on Eiffel Tower Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:19 PM PST PARIS (AP) — Holding aloft ancient flags and young children, hundreds of thousands of people converged Sunday on the Eiffel Tower to protest the French president's plan to legalize gay marriage and thus allow same-sex couples to adopt and conceive children.

Potential impact of Mubarak retrial Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's conviction and ordered a retrial of the former president for failing to prevent the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his 29-year regime. A look at the potential impact of the decision:

Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian fighter jets on Sunday bombed Damascus suburbs in a government offensive to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists said, as clashes raged around army bases and airfields in the country's north.

Thousands march to protest Russia's adoption ban Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of people marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a far bigger number than expected in a sign that outrage over the ban has breathed some life into the dispirited anti-Kremlin opposition movement.

Iran's election tip to critics: Keep quiet Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:34 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Elections to pick Iran's next president are still five months away, but that's not too early for some warning shots by the country's leadership.

Tearful survivors mark Costa Concordia anniversary on Giglio Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:12 AM PST Tearful survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck commemorated the first anniversary of the disaster on Sunday with a Mass, a concert, and the unveiling of memorials.

Protests spread in Pakistan over Shiite killings Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:29 AM PST With at least 86 coffins lying next to them on the road, people from the Hazara community in Pakistan are refusing to bury their dead in Quetta or to negotiate with the Prime Minister who rushed to the city following a deadly twin bombing there that killed more than 100 people on Thursday.

Israel overrides court, removes Palestinian protest settlement Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:50 AM PST Israel today evacuated a Palestinian tent village in the sensitive E1 area near Jerusalem, overriding a court order and invoking military powers to shut down the nonviolent demonstration.

Mostly forgotten, Egyptian trial of US NGO workers drags on Posted: 13 Jan 2013 06:15 AM PST Some days Hafsa Halawa just wants it to be over. For the US and Egypt, an eventual verdict could be just the beginning.

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