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U.N. takes over Mali peacekeeping mission, doubts over vote
BAMAKO - The United Nations took over command of an African peacekeeping force in Mali on Monday, bolstering the mission in a country still threatened by militants and weeks away from what analysts warn could be chaotic elections.
France places four suspected Islamists under investigation
PARIS - Four suspected radical Islamists arrested in the Paris region this week on suspicion of plotting attacks in France were placed under formal investigation on Friday, legal and police sources said.
With multiple missions, U.S. military steps up Africa focus
WASHINGTON - Striking Islamist militants with drones, supporting African forces in stabilizing Somalia and Mali and deploying dozens of training teams, the U.S. military has returned to Africa.
Mali coup leader apologizes for 'mistakes'
BAMAKO - The Malian army captain who led a coup last year that plunged the West African nation into crisis and allowed al Qaeda-linked fighters to seize half the country has apologized to the nation for his actions.
U.N. peacekeeping operations in Mali to begin on July 1
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. peacekeepers will start operations in Mali on July 1 after the U.N. Security Council gave the green light on Tuesday for the mission, which will be the world body's third largest when fully deployed by the end of this year, envoys and officials said.
French police arrest cell with possible Syria link
PARIS - France's interior minister said on Tuesday that police had arrested three suspected Jihadists whom a security expert said were part of a group sending Islamist fighters to Syria.
French police arrest six suspected radical Islamists
PARIS - French police arrested six people on Monday who are suspected of belonging to a radical Islamist cell and of preparing attacks in France, a police source said.
Al Qaeda says hostages in North Africa alive, open to talks
DAKAR - Eight hostages, including five from France, being held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are safe, the Islamist group said in a statement posted on its Twitter account on Saturday.
Liberia sends first post-war peacekeepers to Mali
MONROVIA - Liberia sent about 50 troops to Mali on Thursday to join the U.N. peacekeeping mission, a first for the West African nation since its 14-year civil war ended a decade ago.
Chaos, Islamist threat plague Libya's lawless desert south
SABHA, Libya - Sitting on cement blocks, surrounded by shisha pipes and machine guns, a dozen or so tribesmen guard a makeshift checkpoint outside the main city in Libya's desert south.
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