| | | | | | | | Engrish Mali Junta Agrees to Return Nation to Civilian Rule On a busy street in the Malian capital, Bamako, people gathered around a TV to hear coup leader Amadou Sanogo read the agreement that would transfer power immediately to interim civilian leaders and trigger an end to severe economic sanctions on the drought-stricken, landlocked country. ... Mali Junta Agres ot Reutrn Naiton ot Ciivilan Rule Awn ans busy stret ins teh Mailan caiptal, Baamko, peepz gahtreed not square ans Tv ot heer coup top banana Amdaou Saongo read teh ageremnt dat might trnafser big time imdeaietly ot inetrim ciivilan ledaers adn trgier an end ot seevre ecnomoic sacnitons awn teh druoght-stirkcen, ladnolkced conutry. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish France Arrests 10 in Terror Crackdown Police arrested 10 people in early-morning sweeps in several towns in northern and southern France. Investigators said they also recovered three Kalashnikov rifles and several handguns. The arrests follow similar operations last week targeting 19 suspected Islamist extremists. ... Frnace Arsets 10 ins Habdabs Crcadkown Gavver arseted 10 peepz ins early-monring sweps ins seevral towns ins notrehrn adn sotuehrn Frnace. Inevtsgitaors says dey ans reocevred two plus one Kaalhsinkov rilfes adn seevral hadnugns. Teh arsets folow siimlar opretaoins lass wek tagrteing 19 supsceted Isalimst exrtmesits. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Some Afghans Worry About Diminishing US Public Support for War The increased American disillusionment over the continued U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan reflected in recent nationwide polls follows a period of turmoil in Afghanistan. The killing of 17 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier and the inadvertent burning of Qurans at an American military base have increased tensions and undermined trust between Afghan forces and their international coalition partners. The Quran burning incident set off a week of violent anti-American protests and attacks on international forces, and the Taliban suspended peace talks with the U.S. being held in Qatar. ... Sum Afhgans Wory Abowt Diiminhsing Us Pulbic Suoprt fur War Teh inrcaesed Amrecian diisulisnoemnt ovr teh cotnniued U.S. fighters inovvlmeent ins Afhgnasitan relfceted ins reecnt naitnoiwde pols foolws ans peirod ob tumroil ins Afhgnasitan. Teh kiilng ob 17 Afhgan ciivilans beuy ans U.S. souljur adn teh indaevtrent bunring ob Quarns be an Amrecian fighters base haz inrcaesed tesnoins adn unedmrnied trust bewten Afhgan focres adn thems inetnrtaoinal colatiion patrenrs. Teh Quran bunring inicednt set off ans wek ob viloent anti-Amrecian prtosets adn atcaks awn inetnrtaoinal focres, adn teh Tailban supsneded peace talks wif teh U.S. to be held ins Qatar. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish 27 Killed as Two Explosions Rock Damascus Syrian state TV showed images of charred bodies inside burned out vehicles which were still smoldering. It blamed the twin car bombings on “terrorists,” saying two suicide-bombers blew themselves up near government buildings.... 27 Kiled az One plus one Exlpsooins Rock Daamcsus Syiran state Tv shwoed imgaes ob chraed boides inisde bunred owt veihlces wich wears stil smloedirng. Eet blmaed teh twinnie wheels bobmnigs awn “trerosits,” meowing one plus one suciide-bobmers blew thmeesvles not down near rulezors buliidngs.... | | | | | | | | | Souce: voanews.com |