Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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Report: French may start leaving Mali in March
A convoy of Malian troops makes a stop to test some of their weapons near Hambori, northern Mali, on the road to Gao, Monday Feb. 4, 2013. French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant training camps and arms depots around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, defense officials said Sunday, as the first supply convoy of food, fuel and parts to eastern Mali headed across the country.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) -- French troops may start pulling out of their anti-extremist operation in Mali as early as next month, handing over to a still-developing African force, the French foreign minister was quoted as saying.


Ferry's 'black box' shows routine voyage until missed turn off B.C. coast: trial
VANCOUVER – The trial of a crew member charged in a deadly ferry sinking off the B.C. coast has heard that data recorded about the ship’s final voyage showed everything was routine until the vessel missed a turn that sent it sailing straight into an island.


Climbing 'Spider-Man' puts on show for Cuba kids
Tourists and residents watch French daredevil Alain Robert scales up a school building without using ropes or a safety net in Old Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The 50-year-old Robert took 15 minutes to ascend the three stories of the graceful stone building, which offered little in the way of hand- and footholds. Robert has scaled the planet's loftiest skyscrapers from the Empire State Building to Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the worl   d's tallest. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)HAVANA (AP) -- The French "Spider-Man" continues to dazzle Havana with his unassisted, death-defying climbs.


Report: France may start Mali pullout in March
A convoy of Malian troops makes a stop to test some of their weapons near Hambori, northern Mali, on the road to Gao, Monday Feb. 4, 2013. French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant training camps and arms depots around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, defense officials said Sunday, as the first supply convoy of food, fuel and parts to eastern Mali headed across the country.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) -- France's foreign minister says in a newspaper interview that his country's troops may start pulling out of a military intervention in the African country of Mali in March.


US, China top diplomats discuss NKorea
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration talked to China on Tuesday about North Korea facing “further consequences” under a recent U.N. Security Council resolution if it conducts a nuclear test, the State Department said.


Former telecom executive new lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A new lieutenant-governor has been named for Newfoundland and Labrador.


Congress considers putting limits on drone strikes
FILE - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. A Justice Department document says it is legal for the government to kill U.S. citizens abroad if it believes they are senior al-Qaida leaders continually engaged in operations aimed at killing Americans. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File) ** MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES **WASHINGTON (AP) -- Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens. The Democratic-led outcry was emboldened by the revelation in a newly surfaced Justice Department memo that shows drones can strike against a wider range of threats, with less evidence, than previously believed.


North Korea video: Welcome to theater of the bizzare
A propaganda video released by North Korea showing New York City being bombed is pure fantasy - and just another weird window on the Hermit Kingdom’s propaganda machine.


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