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Elders meet with the mayor and the governor of Gao in Gao city, Mali, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in an effort to avoid vengeance attacks following the arrival of French and Chadian troops in the area, ending 10 months of sharia law. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

French capture Islamists’ last major Malian town

By Krista Larson - Associated Press

A French soldier directs helicopters near Timbuktu, Mali, on Jan. 28, 2013. Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al Qaeda-linked militants who ruled the outpost by fear for nearly 10 months fled into the desert, setting fire to a library that held thousands of manuscripts dating to the Middle Ages. (Associated Press/French Army Communications Audiovisual office)

Inside the Ring: New al Qaeda threat

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GEDRICH: A long look before a leap into a war in Mali

By Fred Gedrich

FILE - In this June 28, 2012 file photo, cyclist Frank Schleck of Luxembourg looks up during a press conference at the team hotel in Francorchamps, Belgium during the Tour de France cycling race. Luxembourg's anti-doping authorities have suspended RadioShack Nissan Trek leader Frank Schleck until July 14 after he tested positive for a banned substance during last year's Tour de France. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, file)

Frank Schleck gets 1-year doping ban, will miss Tour de France

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Illustration: Europe

HANSON: Obama’s America looks a lot like the EU

By Victor Davis Hanson

**FILE** Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the Paris-based luxury goods empire, presents the group's 2008 results in Paris on Feb. 5, 2009. (Associated Press)

Retreat! France’s wealthiest resident flees in the face of 75 percent tax rate

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

NASCAR satisfied with progress of new Gen-6 car

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

A Malian soldier walks Jan. 21, 2013, inside a military camp used by radical Islamists and bombarded by French warplanes in Diabaly, Mali, some 460 kilometers (320 miles) north of the capital Bamako. French and Malian troops took control Monday of the town of Diabaly, patrolling the streets in armored personnel carriers and inspecting the charred remains of a pickup truck with a mounted machine gun left behind by the fleeing militants. (Associated Press)

U.S. aids Paris’ bid to ‘thwart’ Mali militants

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Lagerfeld supports gay marriage in lesbian couture

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

Algerian firemen carry a coffin containing a person killed during the gas-facility hostage situation at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)

2 Canadian militants involved in Algerian siege

By Aomar Ouali and Karim Kabir - Associated Press

Atari US files for Ch. 11 to separate from parent

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

A scene from "Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime" is shown in this video game image released by Atari. (AP Photo/Atari)

Atari’s U.S. operations file for Chapter 11 to separate from parent

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this July 23, 2000, file photo, winner Lance Armstrong rides down the Champs Elysees after the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

Lance Armstrong’s enemies find vindication, sadness

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

French troops arrive at Bamako's airport on Jan. 17, 2013, as fighting raged in one Mali town, airstrikes hit another and army troops raced to protect a third on the seventh day of the French-led military intervention to wrest back Mali's north from al Qaeda-linked groups. (Associated Press)

Aid groups warn they can’t reach key Mali town

By Baba Ahmed and Krista Larson - Associated Press

A French legionnaire cleans the barrel of an armored vehicle at an undisclosed location north of the Malian capital, Bamako, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. French troops pressed northward in the West African country toward territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat "within hours." (AP Photo/Arnaud Roine, French Army Communication Audiovisual Office [ECPAD])

Airstrikes among surge in fighting in Mali towns

By Baba Ahmed and Rukmini Callimachi - Associated Press

Cyclist Lance Armstrong is interviewed by talk-show host Oprah Winfrey on Monday, Jan. 13, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Harpo Studios Inc., George Burns)

IOC to Lance Armstrong: We want our bronze medal back

By Stephen Wilson - Associated Press

French troops stand guard along the road leading from Markala to Niono in central Mali on Wednesday as they pressed northward toward territory occupied by radical Islamists. In announcing the start of the land assault, military officials said soldiers would be in direct combat "within hours." (Associated Press)

Mali: French troops begin land assault

By Rukmini Callimachi and Baba Ahmed - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this July 10, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong throws out his water bottle in the last kilometers of the climb toward Station les Rousses, France, during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race. The New York Times reported Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, that Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)

Lance Armstrong may not be done confessing

By Jim Litke and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Whether Lance Armstrong seemed contrite in his confession about doping is up to the viewers, Oprah Winfrey says about her interview with the fallen cyclist. (Harpo Studios Inc. via Associated Press)

Lance Armstrong: Cyclist tells viewers to watch interview, decide for themselves

By Jim Litke and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

** FILE ** A French soldier patrols the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. France has ordered tightened security in public buildings and transport facilities following action against radical Islamists both in Mali and Somalia. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

France girds for new threats after Mali operation

Associated Press