Egypt (and Beyond) Live Coverage: At Least 7 Killed in Clashes on Anniversary of Uprising
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 11:40Scenes in Port Said today, from announcement of death sentences to violence that has killed at least 30 people
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Saturday's Egypt (and Beyond) Live Coverage: The 2-Year Anniversary of the Uprising
2105 GMT: Mali. French military officials say that French and Malian Government forces have taken control of Gao, one of three cities held by insurgents in the north since last spring.
Swooping in by land and by air and under the cover of darkness, French and Malian forces came under fire on Saturday morning and continued to face sporadic "acts of harassment" through the day, Colonel Thierry Burkhard said. He had no immediate estimate on casualties.
The Ministry of Defense later issued a statement that Government control was already being established, including the return of the mayor.