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- France launches military operations in Mali against Islamist rebels
France began a military intervention in Mali Friday to help push Islamiist rebels out of the north.
- On UK-EU shuffle, David Cameron claims Obama support
After a US senior diplomat says the White House hopes for strong UK-EU ties, the British prime minister tries on a different interpretation.
- Police: BBC's Jimmy Savile targeted vulnerable for sex abuse
A three-month police investigation yielded a staggering litany of sexual crimes: 214 offenses, including 34 rapes, over more than half a century, the majority of the victims under 18.
- Python on plane wing captured on video
Python on plane wing: Passengers on a Qantas flight from Paupa New Guina to Cairns, Australia, videotaped a 10-foot python on the wing of their plane during a nearly two-hour flight.
- Turkey, Kurds disagree over who was behind Paris killings
Kurdish rebels are pointing fingers at Turkish nationalists, but Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said the killing of three Kurds in Paris yesterday was likely a result of internal feuding.
- Hollande: France will help Mali after Islamists take town
The United Nations Security Council condemned the capture of Konna and called on U.N. member states to provide assistance to Mali 'in order to reduce the threat posed by terrorist organizations and associated groups.'
- Jimmy Savile used celebrity status to commit 214 sex crimes, police report
Jimmy Savile, the late British entertainer, allegedly committed 214 offenses, including 34 rapes, between 1995 and 2009, says a police report. Jimmy Savile, was a TV and radio personality who died in October 2011.
- Kate Middleton's baby to get a royal title, decrees Queen
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, is not a princess -- but if she has a daughter, the tiny royal will bear the titles of Princess and Her Royal Highness, decreed Queen Elizabeth today.
- Three women 'executed' as 'dark forces' at work in Paris, says Kurdish official
Three women 'executed': No clear suspects after three Kurdish female political figures were assassinated in Paris early Thursday. Kurdish leaders say the attack on three women is an effort to block moves toward peace.
- Over 100 people killed in multiple Pakistani bombings Thursday
Most of the casualties occurred when a bomb destroyed a crowded billiard hall in Quetta.
- Killer whales trapped in Canada below Hudson Bay ice
Killer whales trapped below the ice have gathered around a single hole to breath. The Mayor of Inukjuak asks Canada government to send an ice breaker to rescue the orcas.
- Venezuela: Court approves Chávez inauguration postponement
Well-known for lengthy speeches, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has been publicly silent for nearly a month. His inauguration, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed. Critics are calling for new elections.
- Australia's milder temperatures aid firefighters
Four of Australia's hottest 10 days on record have been in 2013. Cooler conditions brought relief to firefighters, who were battling around 200 fires across Australia's southeast.
- India-Pakistan skirmishes: Will they upend peace talks?
Though the recent India-Pakistan cross-border killings in Kashmir represent the most serious incursion since the 2003 cease-fire, both countries say they don't want further escalation.
- Syria swaps over 2,000 prisoners for Iranians held by rebels, Turkish NGO says
Over 40 Iranian hostages held since last summer by a Syrian rebel group were released Wednesday in exchange for civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government.
- Suspended for Facebook post about Ho Chi Minh
Suspended for Facebook post: An eighth-grade Vietnamese girl was suspended from school over a Facebook post parodying a speech by Ho Chi Minh
- In Belfast clash, three police officers injured
Monday night's violence in Protestant east Belfast broke out soon after a meeting of the Belfast City Council.
- Wildfires, aided by hot conditions, rage across southeast Australia
With temperatures soaring above the 100 degree mark, firefighters battle the heat as well as high winds. National parks have been evacuated, as well.
- Three accused in high-profile Indian rape case find willing legal help
Five men and a teenager have been accused of the Dec. 16 attack but with public anger simmering, most lawyers in the district where the trial will be held have ruled out representing them.
- Chinese businessman pleads guilty to $100 million in software piracy
Chinese businessman Xiang Li pleads guilty to stealing $100 million in software from Microsoft, Oracle, Siemens, and others, marking the first time a software pirate was successfully lured to US soil and arrested.