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Syrian rights activists say government forces have bombarded a rebel-held district of the northern city of Aleppo, demolishing a residential building and killing at least 16 people

Special Representative Martin Kobler.

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.