French and Malian troops arrived in Douentza on Monday to find that the Islamists had retreated from it, said a resident, Sali Maiga.

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Oz arrived at Hamilton Zoo from Auckland Zoo in 2013 to be matched up with a female tiger, Sali, who later gave birth to two cubs, according to TVNZ.

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Albania's new Socialist government is struggling to assert its authority after a scrappy election in which it beat the right-wing party of Sali Berisha, who stepped down this week as president.

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