October, 2013

• 8 October

  Algeria makes efforts to free kidnapped diplomats from Mali

  The Algerian government said Tuesday it was taking dramatic steps to secure the release of diplomats kidnapped in northern Mali. Algerian diplomats were kidnapped by al-Qaida allies who seized territory in northern Mali following a coup in Bamako in 2012.

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• 8 October

  Militants attacked town in Northern Mali

  Islamic militants have shelled the largest town in the north of Mali. It was the first such attack in months, following the French-led military operation to drive them out of the area. Two houses in the town of Gao were hit and at least one Malian soldier was wounded as …

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• 8 October

  Putin says Syria is cooperating on disarmament

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Syria was “very actively” cooperating with chemical weapons inspectors and suggested that Indonesia join international peace talks on the crisis. “Doubts about whether the Syrian leadership would adequately respond to the

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• 8 October

  Belgrade, Pristina reach agreement in Brussels

  Ivica Dačić said late on Monday after his meeting with Hashim Thaci that it was “one of the most successful meetings in Brussels.” Serbian politicians will be allowed to go to Kosovo during the election campaign, he said.

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• 8 October

  Turkey and India agree to enhance cooperation

  Turkey and India on Monday signed 11 agreements to enhance cooperation during a visit by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee to Ankara. Mukherjee, the first Indian head of state to visit Turkey in 15 years, met with top Turkish officials, including President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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• 8 October

  UN chief reveals plan to destroy Syria’s chemical arms

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday night outlined his plan for the establishment of a chemical weapons mission with about 100 experts to destroy Syria’s chemical arsenal. The plan would mark the first time that the UN has carried out such a task in the midst of a civil …

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• 8 October

  OPCW chief to hold press conference on Syria’s chemical weapons

  The Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, is expected to give a press conference on Wednesday on the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. “We had planned to organise this press conference tomorrow, Tuesday, but the event has now been moved back to …

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• 8 October

  Tunisia ends political crisis

  Tunisia’s ruling party and opposition groups on Saturday (October 5th) signed a roadmap agreement aimed at ending the months-long political crisis. The deal calls for the nomination of an independent prime minister by the end of next week, who would then have two weeks to form a cabinet.

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• 8 October

  Libyan PM says relations with US will not be affected after raid

  Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Tuesday that relations with the United States would not be affected by a U.S. military raid that captured an al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli, but he said Libyan suspects should be tried in in their own country.

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• 8 October

  Mali: city of Gao shelled by mortar bombs

  Suspected radical Islamic militants fired a series of mortar bombs early Monday on the northern Malian town of Gao, residents said, marking the first such attack in months after the French-led military operation drove the jihadists from power.

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