The French defense minister arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after an Afghan solider shot and killed four French troops. Gerard Longuet said France remains committed to bringing stability to Afghanistan. His comment follows a threat from Paris to accelerate its troop withdrawal following the deaths of the […]
French Defense Minister Visits Afghanistan
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
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Nigeria Bombings Kill At Least Seven
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say at least seven people have been killed in a coordinated series of bombings that targeted police and government offices in the northern city of Kano. The predominantly Muslim city is under a 24-hour curfew following Friday’s attack claimed by the radical islamist group Boko Haram. The French Press Agency said there also […]
Ousted Ex-Madagascar President Ignores Arrest Threat to Return Home
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Madagascar’s ousted exiled former President says he will be returning to his island homeland on Saturday. Marc Ravalomanana, who spent the past three years in South Africa, said Saturday in Johannesburg that he will not be turned away like last year. Ravalomanana and his wife have reportedly left Johannesburg on a commercial flight to Madagascar. […]
