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The French military says its aircraft have attacked Islamist militant positions in northeast Mali, just hours after President Francois Hollande visited the African country.

Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, said that all stakeholders should ensure that the electoral process in Armenia remains peaceful.

The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, speaking at a press conference, Vienna, 17 January 2013.

Gen. Col. Valeri Gerasimov, chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, bluntly characterized the strategic situation at an important military conference on Jan 26. "No one rules out the possibility of major wars," said Gerasimov, "and there can be no question of being unprepared for them." He went on, "Nonetheless, foci of instability on the perimeter of our borders present the greatest danger to our country at present."

Lines of people sleep rough on Petrou Ralli Street in Athens, Greece, hoping to get an interview date and a pink card in the morning.

Egypt's Islamist and liberal politicians agreed Thursday to renounce violence and join a national dialogue aimed at resolving the country's deadliest unrest in months.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

An explosion at the Mexico City headquarters of the state-run Pemex oil company has killed at least 14 people and injured 80 others.