Fighting continues as rebels hit north Mali: Seven people were killed in fighting between rebels and Malian and French forces in northern town of Gao. Fifth French soldier killed in Mali campaign, Mali soldier killed in Timbuktu suicide bomb attack
[link to www.aljazeera.com]
[link to news.yahoo.com]
[link to www.bbc.co.uk]

Mali: French Hostage 'Beheaded By Al Qaeda', France confirms death of senior Islamist militant in Mali
[link to news.sky.com]
[link to edition.cnn.com]

UN Ban Ki-moon: Mali needs 11,000 peacekeepers, Hollande: Mali's sovereignty to be restored 'in a few days'
[link to www.bbc.co.uk]
[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]

Mali Islamist group Ansar Dine on US terror list, Terrorist Classification Could Prompt Mali Drone War
[link to www.dw.de]
[link to www.usnews.com]