Mali confirm Alain Giresse exit
Mali's football federation is looking for a new coach after confirming that Alain Giresse will see out his contact at the end of the month. full story
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Mali locals say al Qaeda commander dead, France cautious
GAO, Mali (Reuters) - One of al Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa has been killed by French air strikes in north Mali, sources close to Islamist militants and tribal elders said on Friday, but France said it could not confirm this.
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French soldier killed in Mali, Belmokhtar fate unsure
PARIS/GAO, Mali (Reuters) - France said on Sunday a third French soldier had been killed in fierce fighting with Islamist rebels in northern Mali but could not confirm Chad's report that its troops had killed the al Qaeda commander behind January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria.
reuters.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
France says third soldier killed in Mali, fighting fierce
PARIS/GAO, Mali (Reuters) - France said on Sunday a third French soldier had been killed fighting Islamist rebels in Mali and reiterated that it could not confirm Chad's report that its own troops had killed the al Qaeda commander behind January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria.
reuters.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
Algeria Hostage Mastermind Reportedly Killed In Mali
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — The head of Chad's military has announced on state television that Chadian troops deployed in northern Mali killed Moktar Belmoktar, the international terrorist responsible for the attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that resulted in the death of dozens of foreigners. The French military, which is leading the offensive in northern Mali, says it...
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Mali: 6 killed in bomb as fighting rages in north
A suicide car bombing killed six government allies in the northern city of Kidal, as French confirm that they are engaged in heavy fighting in northern Mali.
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Marie-Claire Alain, Organist and Teacher, Is Dead at 86
Ms. Alain’s 300 recordings include, on organs of different periods, J. S. Bach’s complete organ works and collaborations with the trumpeter Maurice André.
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Alain and the Chocolate Factory
Chef-turned-chocolatier Alain Ducasse on the best beans and bars, the lure of nostalgia and why chocolate is good for us.
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Alain de Botton on five great philosophical pessimists
Alain de Botton on finding solace in the writings of pessimist philosophers, from Pascal to John Gray
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The War in Mali: Does France Have an Exit Strategy?
The War in Mali: Does France Have an Exit Strategy?
time.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
France says "with certainty" al Qaeda's Abou Zeid killed in Mali
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday it could confirm "with certainty" that Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, one of al Qaeda's most feared commanders in Africa, had been killed in Mali in February as part of a French-led military offensive.
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