French forces are involved in very violent fighting in the mountains of northern Mali, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Feb. 26, AP reported.
The United Kingdom's deployment of submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons to the Falkland Islands violates the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which bans nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Zuain said Feb. 25, La Nacion reported.
Tens of thousands of people marched in roughly 40 cities across Bulgaria on Feb. 24 to protest high utility bills and new voting rules, Reuters reported.
Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania plan to complete the process of creating a joint peacekeeping brigade in 2013, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said, Interfax-Ukraine reported Feb. 21.
Between five and seven French citizens have been kidnapped by armed men on motorcycles in northern Cameroon, near the Nigerian border, France 24 reported Feb. 19, citing Radio France International.
