Mali

France starts ground offensive to hit al-Qaida-linked rebels with Ecowas-backed African troops ready to join attack.

France will send 2,500 troops to Mali to fight rebels - but only as temporary measure, says president.

Ban Ki-moon says French involvement complies with international law while African leaders meet to agree deployment.

Tuareg separatists pledge to help French military offensive against al-Qaida-linked rebels

Gao and Timbuktu come under heavy aerial bombardment from French aircraft as Islamist rebels run into desert.

France fears strong retaliation from al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists over Mali and Somalia situations.

French secret agent Denis Allex was being held hostage by Islamist militant group al-Shabaab in Bulo Marer, Somalia.

French forces drive out al-Qaida-linked Islamist rebels from Konna in a move that has backing of US and UK.

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Al-Qaida-linked militants throw out Malian troops from Konna, a key town.

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Samsung's Galaxy S4 takes on HTC's M7, in the battle of most-anticipated smartphones of 2013.

Samsung is expected to show a prototype of Galaxy S4 to key partners at CES 2013.

Reading are reportedly close to signing Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin in January.

Some of the features of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 with model number GT-N5100 appeared in the GLBeanchmark site.

UN resolution urges multi-stage process in ousting Islamist militant groups from northern Mali.

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Population of Gourma elephants in Mali drops to 350 because of war, hunting, drought and climate change.

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Soldiers arrest Diarra from his home as he prepares to leave the country for France.

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French president Francoise Hollande confirms that a Portugal-born Frenchman has been kidnapped - but not in rebel-controlled north.

Claims that up to 400 troops would join European forces in Malian conflict 'premature and inexact'.

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Arsenal host Fulham in a Premier League game hoping to erase memories of the poor 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford and 2-2 draw at Schalke in a midweek Champions League game

Galaxy S2 GT I9100 users can enjoy the Android 4.2 Apps Package, while still awaiting the release of official Android 4.2 firmware update from Samsung.

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Samsung is reportedly planning for next Galaxy device to be equipped with an Exynos 5 dual-core processor.

Feared assassination attempt on Aziz turns out to be military error.

Ecowas and African Union to draft plan for military intervention within 45 days to recapture Northern Mali which is in the hands of Tuareg and Islamist rebels.