Study: No Reason Not to Build Canada Oil Pipeline
Extension of the Keystone Pipeline would have “no significant impacts” on the environment.
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France Stays Longer in Mali, Tuareg Join Fight
France continues to battle Islamists in Mali with the support of Tuareg secessionists.
Dutch Deficit Rises, Coalition Seeks Opposition Support
The government needs opposition support to get its budget through the Senate.
Italy’s Left Courts Populists, Rules Out Grand Coalition
Italy’s largest left-wing party promises to put forward a program that others could support.
Italy’s Mainstream Parties Seek Way Out of Deadlock
Left-wing leader Pier Luigi Bersani will struggle to form a majority government.
Iraq Says Turkey to Cancel Kurdistan Pipeline
Turkey appears to have changed position in its oil export dispute with Baghdad.
Chadian Soldiers Killed in North Mali Battle
Driven out of the cities and towns, Mali’s Islamists keep up the fight in the desert north.
As Civil War Drags On, Syrians Less Likely to Talk
Neither side in Syria’s civil war is interested in sitting down for peace talks.
European Foreign Ministers Reject Arming Syrian Rebels
The European Union maintains its embargo on Syria, preventing weapons support.
South Tyrolean Separatists Reject Alliance with Center-Left
German-speaking populists in Italy’s far north are critical of an electoral pact with the center-left.
France to Stay in Mali Until “Sovereignty Restored”
President François Hollande recognizes that the fight in Mali isn’t over yet.
Syria Arming Civilians Sympathetic to Regime
With Iran’s help, Syria’s Assad regime is building up a loyalist citizen militia.
Syria Says Israel Attacked Damascus “Research Site”
The airstrike’s target may actually have been a convoy carrying missiles.
French Move into Malian Rebel Stronghold, Leaving “Quickly”
After conquering the last city that was under rebel control, France prepares to withdraw.
Army Chief Warns Egypt on the Brink of Collapse
Egypt’s military might not actually be that concerned about the rising political unrest.