Malian Government, Tuareg Rebels Meeting for Peace Talks

Representatives from Mali's government and ethnic Tuareg rebels are meeting for peace talks Wednesday in neighboring Algeria. Mali has been struggling to regain stability after a 2012 coup and subsequent rebellion by Tuareg rebels and later al-Qaida-linked militants who seized control of the country's north. French-led forces drove out the Islamists last year, but violence has continued, including a suicide bombing Monday that killed a French soldier. Ahead of the talks, the...

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