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A Libyan rebel carrying a parachute flare shell left behind by pro-Gadhafi forces, walks by a rebels pickup truck armed with a rocket launcher with a pre Gadhafi flag and Arabic that reads "February 17th, Free Libya" at the western gate of Ajdabiya, Libya Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
(photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda - U.N.
The Star
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups in Africa's Sahel region like Boko Haram and al Qaeda access to large weapons caches, according to a U.N. report released on Thursday. | The report on the impact of the Libyan civil war on countries of the Sahel region ...
Seaweeds - Seafoods
(photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
The future of food
The Observer
Seaweed harvesting in Bali. From seaweed to slime, algae is the future of food, says Professor Mark Edwards Photograph: Ed Wray/AP | How can we feed the 2.5 billion more people – an extra China and India – likely to be alive in 2050? The UN says we will have to nearly double our food production ...
Mali: Al-Qaida playing role in insurgency
my SA
| BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Fighters from al-Qaida's North African branch helped an ethnic Tuareg rebel group attack a town in northern Mali this week, Mali's government said Friday. | The allegation was immediately denounced by the Paris-based spokesman...
Mali government official says al-Qaida fighters among those attacking northern towns
Star Tribune
| BAMAKO, Mali - Fighters from al-Qaida's North African branch helped an ethnic Tuareg rebel group attack a town in northern Mali this week, Mali's government said Friday. | The allegation was immediately denounced by the Paris-based spokesman of the...
Mali government official says al-Qaida fighters among those attacking northern towns
The Washington Post
| BAMAKO, Mali — Fighters from al-Qaida’s North African branch helped an ethnic Tuareg rebel group attack a town in northern Mali this week, Mali’s government said Friday. | The allegation was immediately denounced by the Paris-base...
In Mali, a Tuareg rebellion - without Gaddafi
Independent online
Bamako - The first thing the Malian soldiers heard at daybreak were the cries of “Allah Akbar” - “God is great” - ringing out over their camp in the lonely eastern town. Then shooting began as Tuareg rebels launched their firs...
UN: Libyan arms may reach Boko Haram
Independent online
New York - The Libyan civil war might have given militant groups in Africa's Sahel region like Boko Haram and al-Qaeda access to large weapons caches, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday. | The report on the impact of the Libyan...
Mali rebels push south to open third front
The Star
| BAMAKO (Reuters) - Tuareg-led Malian rebels opened a new front Thursday in an increasingly violent quest for independence that has killed dozens of people since the start of the year, military and civilian sources said Thursday. | The rebels hoiste...
In Mali, a Tuareg rebellion _ without Gadhafi
Atlanta Journal
| BAMAKO, Mali — The first thing the Malian soldiers heard at daybreak were the cries of "Allah Akbar" — "God is great" — ringing out over their camp in the lonely eastern town. Then shooting began as Tuareg rebels launched their fi...
Business
Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari, steps down as he make his way at the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field
(photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
How an embargo of Iranian oil could affect markets
The Boston Globe
| NEW YORK-The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop Iran, the world's third-biggest oil exporter, from selling crude. Iran's response is to threaten to disrupt shipments from the entire Middle East. | Yet oil prices have hardly budged. They're at $98.95, up just 12 cents since the start of year. | Just a year ago, uprisings in far less important oil-...



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