 The Hindu | Leader of Mali coup signs accord to restore democracy Boston Globe By Rukmini Callimachi | AP BAMAKO, Mali - Under intense pressure from the nations bordering Mali, the junior officer who seized control of the country in a coup last month signed an accord late Friday agreeing to return the country to constitutional ... APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader to return power Mali coup leaders to stand down as part of Ecowas deal Mali coup leader agrees to return power |
 CBC.ca | APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader agrees to return country to constitutional rule Washington Post BAMAKO, Mali â€" Under intense pressure from the nations bordering Mali, the junior officer who seized control of the country in a coup last month signed an accord late Friday, agreeing to return the nation to constitutional rule. Mali coup leader agrees to return power Mali coup leader beings transition Mali coup leaders to stand down as part of Ecowas deal |
 CBC.ca | Mali coup leader agrees to return power CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Malian junta leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo, makes a declaration at the Kati military camp near Bamako on Sunday. (CNN) -- Mali state television announced late Friday that the leader of Mali's coup, Captain Amadou Sanogo, ... Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independence APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader to return power Mali coup leaders to stand down as part of Ecowas deal |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Clashes Erupt in Syria Despite UN Warning Voice of America April 06, 2012 Clashes Erupt in Syria Despite UN Warning Edward Yeranian | Cairo Syrian government forces continued to conduct military operations across large swathes of the country Friday, less than a week before a UN-backed cease-fire is to take ... Plans for cease-fire in Syria in jeopardy, envoy says Ahead of proposed peace, Syria shelling continues Syrian violence claims 27 dead in run-up to truce |
 Telegraph.co.uk | APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader agrees to return country to constitutional rule Washington Post BAMAKO, Mali â€" Under intense pressure from the nations bordering Mali, the junior officer who seized control of the country in a coup last month signed an accord late Friday, agreeing to return the nation to constitutional rule. APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader to return power Mali coup leader agrees to return power Mali coup leaders to stand down as part of Ecowas deal |
 euronews | Survivors tell of bloody aftermath to fight in Taftanaz, Syria MiamiHerald.com By Anand Gopal HATAY, Turkey â€" Wounded Syrians being treated in hospitals here are providing detailed accounts of a bloody battle for the town of Taftanaz in northern Syria earlier this week that left the town devastated and scores of residents and an ... Turkey Raises Alarm Over Rise in Syrian Attacks and Refugee Flow Syrian exodus prompts call for urgent UN evaluation Thousands of displaced Syrians cross to Turkey as time runs out |
 BBC News | Mali coup leaders to stand down as part of Ecowas deal BBC News Coup leaders in Mali have agreed to stand down and allow a transition to civilian rule, as part of a deal struck with regional bloc Ecowas. In return, the bloc will lift trade and economic sanctions and grant amnesty to the ruling junta, mediators said ... Rebels in Mali Declare Their Independence, but Winning Recognition Is an ... Mali coup leader agrees to return power APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader to return power |
 Globe and Mail | Mali rebels declare cease-fire after seizing north Globe and Mail AP Changes dateline to Bamako. Restores previous material, bylines. Adds material from UN and from Algeria. AP Photo GFX690, MLI102, RLB107 Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) â€" The rebel group that recently seized control of Mali's remote north in a ... APNewsBreak: Mali's coup leader to return power Mali legislative head to take power following coup Mali Attracts Islamist Fighters in Void After Coup |
Mali Attracts Islamist Fighters in Void After Coup ABC News Al-Qaida militants and other Islamist fighters are descending on northern Mali in the chaotic aftermath of a military coup, creating a potential haven for terrorists in a part of the Sahara bristling with heavy weapons looted from Libya. |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independence, as regional powers consider ... Washington Post Mali's Tuareg rebels, who have seized control of the country's distant north in the chaotic aftermath of a military coup in the capital, declared independence. Young people from North Mali stage a protest against the occupation of the north by Tuareg ... APNewsBreak: Mali legislative head to take power Did Libya's revolution topple Mali into crisis? Mali coup: al-Qaeda linked rebels declare independence of territory larger ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Bingu Wa Mutharika's death leaves Malawi in constitutional crisis Telegraph.co.uk Malawi was facing a constitutional crisis on Friday, after the death of its autocratic president left his deputy and his brother contending to be his successor. By Erin Conway-Smith, Johannesburg Doctors said that they had failed to resuscitate Bingu ... Alarm over delay in swearing in new Malawi leader Malawians Still Awaiting Word on President Malawian President Mutharika Dies |
 Christian Science Monitor | Did Libya's revolution topple Mali into crisis? Christian Science Monitor Maybe, but the Tuaregs have longed for independence for decades, and Mali's security has been declining for years. By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / April 6, 2012 Soldiers stand guard at junta headquarters in Kati, outskirt Bamako, Mali, Tuesday. Tuareg rebels in Mali declare independent state Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independence Rebels fly the flag for Azawad |
 Globe and Mail | Alarm over delay in swearing in new Malawi leader Reuters By Mabvuto Banda | LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has died of a heart attack, medical and government sources said on Friday, and Washington expressed alarm at an apparent delay in swearing in his vice president as successor. Doctors who treated Malawi president say he's dead Doctors: Malawi president dies after heart attack US Concerned With Malawi Succession After President Dies |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Syria said to step up attacks before cease-fire deadline [Video] Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM BEIRUT -- With four days left before the Syrian government and the opposition are supposed to halt hostilities under a new peace plan, opposition activists claim the regime is stepping up its attacks ahead of the deadline. Syria steps up attacks ahead of cease-fire Syrian rebels told Annan team they would honour truce Syrian clashes erupt ahead of ceasefire |
 BBC News | Mali Tuareg rebels' call on independence rejected BBC News The African Union, the EU and former colonial power France have all rejected a call by Tuareg rebels in north Mali for their newly named region of Azawad to be recognised as independent. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) seized ... Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independence Mali Tuareg rebels declare independence France Dismisses Mali Rebel Claim |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Mali rebels declare independence Sydney Morning Herald "We solemnly proclaim the independence of Azawad as from today" ... Mossa Ag Attaher. Released in a statement. The Tuareg rebels of north Mali's National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad believe they have reached their military goal. Tuareg rebels declare independence in northern Mali Mali's Tuareg rebels claim independence in north France Dismisses Mali Rebel Independent Nation Claims |
 BBC News | Tuareg rebels declare independence in northern Mali BBC News Mali has been thrown into further turmoil, as Tuareg rebels in the north have now declared independence. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (NMLA) say they are in charge of their own state of Azawad, and have ended the fighting which ... Mali's Tuareg rebels claim independence in north Mali rebels claim independent state Mali's rebels declare independent state in country's north |
 CTV.ca | Syrian Assault Undermines Ceasefire Hopes TIME By AP / ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and ZEINA KARAM Thursday, Apr. 05, 2012 (BEIRUT) â€" Syria launched a blistering assault Thursday on the outskirts of its capital, shelling residential areas and deploying snipers on rooftops as international envoy Kofi Annan ... Fighting rages as thousands protest in Syria Clashes Erupt in Syria, Despite Warning From UN Syrian tanks in action four days before pullout date |
CBC.ca | Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independence USA TODAY BAMAKO, Mali (AP) â€" Mali's Tuareg rebels, who have seized control of the country's distant north in the chaotic aftermath of a military coup in the capital, declared independence Friday of the Azawad nation. "We, the people of the Azawad," they said in ... Tuareg Rebels Proclaim Independence in Northern Mali Mali rebels claim independent state in Sahara region Mali rebels declare independence in north |
Telegraph.co.uk | Clashes Erupt in Syria, Despite Warning From UN Voice of America April 06, 2012 Clashes Erupt in Syria, Despite Warning From UN VOA News Syrian opposition groups reported fresh violence in several areas of Syria on Friday, less than a week before a UN-backed cease-fire is to take effect. The Syrian Observatory for ... Syrian tanks in action four days before pullout date Syria steps up offensive in Damascus suburbs Syria fighting rages ahead of UN deadline |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Syrian villagers clash with government loyalists, opposition says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Fierce fighting erupted Friday between armed men loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebels from opposing villages, opposition activists said, raising questions about the potency of a UN-brokered peace plan that ... Syrian defense minister: Conspiracies thwarted Syria fighting rages ahead of UN deadline UN chief: Syria crisis getting worse |
Telegraph.co.uk | Syria fighting rages ahead of UN deadline Times of India The Britain-baseed Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fierce battles in the villages of Al-Tiba, Al-Qabu and Shniyeh in central Homs province. DAMASCUS: Fighting raged in Syria on Friday a day after 77 people were killed and envoy Kofi Annan ... UN chief: Syria crisis getting worse Syria steps up offensive in Damascus suburbs Syria crisis - live updates |
 Globe and Mail | UN chief: Syria crisis getting worse CBS News (AP) UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday the crisis in Syria is getting worse and claiming more lives every day even though President Bashar Assad's government insists it is withdrawing troops ahead of a UN deadline to end the ... Syria troops, opposition clash in Damascus suburbs Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb UN chief warns Syria crisis is getting worse |
 Boston Globe | Syrian troops attack Damascus suburb Boston Globe By Bassem Mroue | AP AP Syrian youth stood in a building that was hit by tank shells in a neighborhood of Damascus after a raid by troops Thursday. BEIRUT - Syrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline ... Plans for cease-fire in Syria in jeopardy, envoy says Syria violence worsening as deadline nears: UN chief Syria defies UN peace pact; troops attack outskirts of capital |
