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Peace Corps Leaves Mali, New U.S. Travel Warning Issued
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Peace Corps volunteers have been evacuated from Mali and non-essential U.S. diplomatic personnel have been offered flights out due to ongoing political instability following a military coup in March, the State Department said on...Tags: Trips and Vacations, U.S. Department of State, Travel Alerts, Amadou Toumani Toure, Peace Corps
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Cops: Newlywed Groom Dies in Apparent Suicide
wpix.comA newlywed groom died Thursday after jumping from a Brooklyn hotel room balcony, less than two days after marrying the love of his life, police said. Motty Borger, 24, was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center after jumping seven stories from The Avenue...Tags: Suicide, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Health, Borough Park, Hospitals and Clinics
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Al Qaeda affiliate urges Mali fighters to form Islamist nation
World NowAn Al Qaeda affiliate urged rebels in northern Mali to use their “historic opportunity” to make their would-be-state an Islamic nation, in another sign of how Islamists have tried to capitalize on tumult in the West African nation.... -
West African troops in Guinea-Bissau to restore order after coup
World NowA West African bloc is sending hundreds of troops to the tiny nation of Guinea-Bissau, part of a regional attempt to restore order after the latest military coup in its tumultuous history.... -
U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen
World NowIn an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country’s... -
Amnesty International: Mali facing its worst crisis in 50 years
World NowMali is confronting its worst challenge since independence in 1960, according to London-based rights group Amnesty International in a report released Wednesday, with a severe humanitarian emergency, human rights abuses by rebel militias in the north,... -
In Mali, a shaky debut for the would-be country of Azawad
World NowNearly a month ago, Tuareg fighters seized the northern stretches of Mali as it reeled from a military coup, declaring a new state of their own called Azawad. But while Mali has so far failed to dislodge the rebels, the Tuareg stab at independence has... -
Guinea-Bissau military arrests Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr.
World NowMilitary officials in the tiny West African coastal nation known for its illegal drug trade said Friday that Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr. had been arrested on accusations of plotting with Angola to crush his country’s military.... -
Mali soldiers claim to have overthrown the government
World NowRenegade soldiers seize power in Mali: A group of soldiers in Mali claimed Thursday to have ousted the government over complaints the government didn't provide enough weapons and ammunition to crush a Tuareg rebellion in the country's north.... -
Mali coup could jeopardize millions of dollars in U.S. aid
World NowA military coup in Mali could jeopardize roughly $100 million in U.S. funding granted to the West African nation granted by the Millennial Challenge Corporation.... -
U.S. intends to deliver full aid to Egypt despite objections
World NowThe Obama administration announced Friday that it intends to deliver all $1.3 billion in promised aid to Egypt’s military, despite calls from lawmakers and rights advocates to hold back money because of limits on political rights in the North... -
Five glimpses of an embattled Syria [Video]
World NowIn this video, Syrian protesters in the town of Ras el Ain in Hasaka, home to many Kurds, wave Kurdish and pre-Baath Syrian flags and chant for unity. Fridays have become a day of protest in Syria, where an uprising against President Bashar Assad has...
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