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People protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut)
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A car burns outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut)
Protesters march on Burkina presidency after burning parliament
Ouagadougou, Reuters—Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule....Caption:
Plaque outside Air Algerie office in Paris. (AFP Photo/Stephane de Sakutin)
Bad weather likely cause of fatal Air Algerie crash: French officials
Paris, Reuters—Poor weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight in the West African state of Mali that killed all 116 people on board, French officials said on Friday. Investigators at the scene of the crash in northern Mali concluded the...Caption:
A Swiftair MD-83 airplane is seen in this undated photo, the same type of aircraft as the missing Air Algerie plane. (Reuters/Xavier Larrosa)
Contact lost with Air Algerie plane carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso
Algiers, Reuters—Authorities have lost contact with an Air Algerie flight en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, Algeria’s APS state news agency and a Spanish airline company said on Thursday. APS said authorities lost...Caption:
Burkina Faso’s foreign Minister Djibril Bassole speaks to media after meeting with representatives of Touareg rebels and Malian government on June 10, 2013 at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. AFP Photo/Ahmed Ouoba