Mali Crisis: UN Calls For 'Swift Deployment' Of Troops -- BBC
The UN Security Council has called for the "swift deployment" of an international force to Mali.
The call comes after Islamist militants said they had entered the key central town of Konna.
The UN has approved plans to send some 3,000 African troops to Mali to recapture the desert north, which is controlled by the militants.
On Friday, French President Francois Hollande said France would only help Mali within a UN framework.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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Japan scrambles jets to intercept Chinese military planes.
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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Police hunt killers of PKK co-founder Sakine Cansiz.
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