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Libyans file suit against French tech firm over torture
Paris (AFP) Jan 15, 2013
Five Libyans tortured under Moamer Kadhafi have filed legal complaints against a French technology firm that provided his regime with surveillance equipment, a rights group said on Tuesday. An appeals court has meanwhile given the green light to a judicial probe into accusations of complicity against Amesys, said Patrick Baudouin, a lawyer for the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). The court rejected a request from prosecutors to drop the probe, opened in May following ... read more

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France strikes new Mali town, boosts troop numbers French warplanes hit a town newly-seized by Islamists in Mali as African troops on Tuesday prepared to join the offensive which has sent the jihadists fleeing from their northern strongholds. ... more		In Mali, an old war on terror reignites French military operations in Mali against Islamist militants who have carved out a desert sanctuary in the north of the country could trigger a new wave of terrorist attacks on Western Europe, a war that began long before the carnage of Sept. 11, 2001. ... more		France pounds Islamist strongholds in northern Mali French warplanes have struck further north in Mali, pounding Islamist strongholds and forcing the insurgents to flee, as preparations for the African intervention force took shape in the capital. ... more
				Algiers okays French strikes in Mali after rebel 'betrayal' Traditionally hostile to foreign interference, Algiers has thrown its support behind operations in Mali against Islamist forces in a surprise about-turn that saw it open its skies to French warplanes. ... more		France extends airstrikes to Islamist heartlands in Mali French forces on Sunday carried out airstrikes in Mali for a third straight day and extended their bombing campaign to the northern strongholds of Islamist forces they are trying to drive out of the centre of the country. ... more

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Hundreds back Maliki amid calls for Iraq PM to quit Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in central Baghdad on Saturday to back Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, as the latest in weeks of anti-government rallies in Sunni areas of Iraq called for him to quit. ... more		Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way A compound from the South African toothbrush tree inactivates a drug target for tuberculosis in a previously unseen way. Tuberculosis causes more deaths worldwide than any other bacterial disease. A ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Mozambique floods kill 2, destroy homes Floods in Mozambique have killed two people and left hundreds homeless after heavy rains caused havoc, cutting roads and inundating parts of the capital, authorities said Tuesday. ... more
				French marines in Mali wait for orders to join the fight In a hangar at an airbase in Bamako, about 400 French marines, their kit lined up and ready, wait for orders to join the offensive against Islamist fighters in the north of Mali. ... more		Hollande, in Gulf, defends France's Mali offensive French President Francois Hollande, on a visit to the Gulf, defended on Tuesday his country's intervention in Mali, saying it had prevented the African country from being overrun by "terrorists". ... more

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U.S. frets it'll get dragged into Mali war The U.S. administration is worried about being dragged into France's military operations to block a jihadist offensive in Mali as Washington winds down the war in Afghanistan and stonewalls demands it take action to end the Syrian bloodbath. ... more		Mali Islamists flee bases, battered by French airstrikes Islamist fighters in Mali fled their key bases as they were pounded by a fourth day of French airstrikes on Monday, seizing a small town in the government-held south and vowing revenge attacks on France. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Angola grants 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens Angola granted more than 116 visas a day to Chinese citizens in the last six months of 2012, the vast majority linked to Chinese investment into the country, Angola's state news agency reported Monday. ... more
				4 Chinese workers among 9 abducted in Sudan's Darfur: SUNA Armed men have kidnapped four Chinese nationals and five Sudanese workers engaged in road construction in Sudan's strife-ridden Darfur region, the official SUNA news agency reported on Monday. ... more		African forces face daunting task in Mali intervention African nations rushed on Sunday to deploy a 3,300-strong force aimed at helping Mali retake its Islamist-controlled north, but questions remained over how they aimed to succeed in the daunting task. ... more

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	Nigerian sends air force technical team, commander to Mali Nigeria has sent an air force technical team and the commander of a planned African-led force to Mali to assist the country's military as it battles Islamists, a presidency spokesman said Saturday. ... more		Central African PM dismissed after ceasefire deal Central African President Francois Bozize on Saturday sacked his prime minister to comply with the terms of a ceasefire deal reached with a rebel coalition during talks in Libreville. ... more		Several killed in failed French raid to free Somalia hostage At least one French soldier died and 17 Islamists were killed in a failed bid to free a French hostage held in southern Somalia since 2009, the French defence minister said Saturday. ... more		Sudanese army claims it killed more than 50 rebels Sudan's army claims to have killed more than 50 rebels in clashes in South Kordofan state, the official Sudanese news agency SUNA reported late Friday. ... more

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