In Pictures30 Dec 2012 11:49 GMT
Images of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and their local offshoots and rivals in northern Mali.
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In southern Syria, the US faces a Russia-Israel challenge
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MBS' one year in office: Reforms amid curb on dissent
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Will Russia let Iran down to win the US over?
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He's 29, and India's poster boy for free speech
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Yemen rebels vow to fight on after Hudaida airport defeat
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Iraq's top court endorses manual recount of votes
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Algeria, Iraq block internet to prevent exam cheating
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United against Erdogan: Turkey opposition's alliance of necessity
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Trump reverses course on separation of migrant families
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World's plastic waste crisis to worsen after China import ban
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