BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will hold an international aid conference on Mali in May, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday. France sent military forces to Mali in January after the country appealed to Paris for urgent military support to halt advances by Islamist rebels and defuse the risk of Mali being used as a springboard for attacks in Europe or north Africa. Since the French intervention, Islamist rebels have been pushed back from the main urban centers of northern Mali into the mountains and desert. … UPDATE 3-Tennis-Memphis International women's singles round 1 results
Feb 18 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Memphis International Women’s Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Victoria Duval (U.S.) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 3-6 6-1 6-3 Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 2-Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-4 6-4 Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 6-3 6-3 Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Maria Sanchez (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 1-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-2 6-2
Iran court upholds 4 death sentences over fraud
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran’s state prosecutor says the country’s Supreme Court has upheld death sentences against four people linked to a $2.6 billion bank fraud described as the biggest financial swindle in Iran’s history.
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