I see helicopters flying above #Timbuktu. #Mali & french army patrolling strts. Sniper on top of bldg. French president due in town shortly.

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I see helicopters flying above #Timbuktu. #Mali & french army patrolling strts. Sniper on top of bldg. French president due in town shortly.

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I see helicopters flying above #Timbuktu. #Mali & french army patrolling strts. Sniper on top of bldg. French president due in town shortly.

Mali agrees to sign accord with Tuareg separatists who still control the country's northernmost province - @AP

France's foreign minister says he's 'ready to work' with Iran's president-elect Rowhani - @AJELive

France says establishing no-fly zone in Syria not possible without UN Security Council approval, unlikely for now - @Reuters

Myanmar's President Thein Sein to visit Britain and France next month, official says - @AFP

Malian Tuareg rebel groups say they are ready to sign a peace deal with Mali's government under which new elections could take place - @BBCNews

France's culture minister says it will defend to the very end cultural exception, even if it is alone in doing so - @Reuters

Assad's advance on rebel bastion of Aleppo threatens Syrian peace talks, France says - @Reuters

French court dismisses a case against disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn related to a prostitution ring - @France24

French air traffic controllers set to start 3-day strike - @nytimes

French police detain CEO of telecom company Orange in case linked to IMF chief Christine Lagarde - @France24