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- Mali's Tuareg rebels claim independence in north
Separatist Tuareg rebels have captured large areas of mail's vast Saraha region and declared the independent state of Azawad.
- Why France now backs easing EU sanctions on Myanmar
France follows the US in supporting a lifting of sanctions on Myanmar after April 1 elections. Aung San Suu Kyi and her NLD won a landslide parliamentary election.
- Egypt clerics: Brotherhood candidate promised Shariah law is final goal
Campaign dealmaking is a sign of how the Brotherhood, which is Egypt's strongest political movement and presents itself to the public as a moderate force, could be pushed into a more hard-line agenda by competition from the ultraconservatives known as Salafis.
- Is Iran's proposal to hold nuke talks in Syria, Iraq, or China brinksmanship?
Iran's suggestions of alternative sites raised the possibility of complications to get talks under way as expected on April 13 between Iran and envoys from the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.
- Pakistani militant taunts US: 'I will be in Lahore tomorrow'
The day after the US announced a $10 million bounty on him, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed gave a press conference near Pakistan's military headquarters.
- Suicide bomber kills six in Somali capital
The militant Islamist group Al Shabab is claiming responsibility for the attack that targeted senior government officials Wednesday.
- Limited options for US on North Korea rocket
Washington is likely to take the matter to the UN Security Council, analysts say, and could tighten its already tough sanctions.
- Report: James Murdoch to step down from BSkyB
Sky, the news channel of BSkyB, said his resignation would be confirmed later Tuesday after an unscheduled board meeting.
- FARC hostage release: Colombian rebels free 10 captives
Colombia's FARC rebels on Monday released four soldiers and six police officials held hostage in jungle prison camps for more than a decade.
- Osama bin Laden widows: Will they reveal more about life in Pakistan?
Osama bin Laden widows: During her interrogation, the Yemeni widow raised questions about how bin Laden was able to remain undetected in Pakistan. A Pakistan court ruled Monday that Bin Laden's three widows and their children will be deported to their home countries.
- Plane crash kills 31 in Siberia
A twin engine turboprop aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from a Siberian airport.
- Ornate, but not lavish: Another bin Laden home located in Pakistan
The emerging details of Osama bin Laden's life on the run raise fresh questions over how the Al Qaeda chief was able to evade detection for years in Pakistan.
- Gaza man killed by soldiers as thousands protest Israel policy
Security forces in riot gear deployed in high numbers along the frontiers of Israel and the Palestinian territories in anticipation of a repeat of last year's violence, in which at least 38 people died near the borders with Lebanon and Syria.
- Osama bin Laden widow: Two bin Laden children born in Pakistan hospital
Osama bin Laden fathered four children while he was a fugitive in five locations in Pakistan. Two of bin Laden's children were born in Pakistan government hospitals. Did Pakistan officials know where bin Laden was hiding?
- Sarkozy crackdown on 'radical Islamists': A campaign move?
French police arrested at least 19 people suspected of radical Islamist activity. President Nicolas Sarkozy, who faces a vote on April 22, says there will be more raids.
- Chavez leading rival in run-up to Venezuela elections
The president of Venezuela has a double-digit lead over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.
- Assad: Aid to rebels must stop for Annan's Syria peace plan to succeed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under international pressure to call his troops and tanks back to their bases, a year into a popular revolt against his iron rule. But he warned the success of international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan would not work without securing an end to foreign aid and arming of rebels opposing him.
- Khamenei: Iran strongly opposes any foreign intervention in Syria
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Iran strongly opposes any foreign intervention in Syria's conflict, during a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Mashhad.
- Arab leaders stay away from Baghdad summit
The turnout in Iraq by regional leaders wasn't very high for Thursday's meeting. But those who did show up appealed to the Syrian government to stop the violence.
- African presidents forced to turn back from occupied Mali runway
The presidents of Ivory Coast, Benin, Liberia, Niger and Burkina Faso were due to arrive in Mali on Thursday to press for the departure of the junior officers that grabbed power in a coup last week.