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• US pardons seven Iranians in exchange for four prisoners
• Jason Rezaian and Saeed Abedini among prisoners freed by Iran: report
• Top U.S., Iranian diplomats focus on clinching nuclear deal
• Burkina Faso: Forces kill 4th extremist at a second hotel
• 126 people freed, 3 jihadis die in Burkina Faso
• Minister: 30 hostages freed from Burkina Faso hotel siege
• Security forces launch assault on besieged Burkina Faso hotel
• Al-Qaida attack on Burkina Faso hotel kills 20
• At least 20 victims from Burkina hotel attack: hospital director
• Suspected radicals take hostages at Burkina Faso hotel

US pardons seven Iranians in exchange for four prisoners Posted: 16 Jan 2016 10:11 AM PST Washington (AFP) - The United States granted clemency to seven Iranians and dropped charges against 14 more in exchange for the release of four Americans held in Iran, a US official said Saturday.

Jason Rezaian and Saeed Abedini among prisoners freed by Iran: report Posted: 16 Jan 2016 08:03 AM PST Tehran (AFP) - Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post's Tehran correspondent, and Saeed Abedini, a pastor from Idaho, are among four dual Iranian nationals freed by Iran, the Fars News Agency reported Saturday.

Top U.S., Iranian diplomats focus on clinching nuclear deal Posted: 16 Jan 2016 05:24 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — Iran's foreign minister suggested Saturday that the U.N. atomic agency is close to certifying that his country has met all commitments under its landmark nuclear deal with six world powers, as he began a series of meetings with his European Union and U.S. counterparts on implementing the accord.

Burkina Faso: Forces kill 4th extremist at a second hotel Posted: 16 Jan 2016 03:36 AM PST At last 23 people were killed when militants seized a luxury hotel, officials said.

126 people freed, 3 jihadis die in Burkina Faso Posted: 16 Jan 2016 12:57 AM PST Authorities are still determining the number of casualties.

Minister: 30 hostages freed from Burkina Faso hotel siege Posted: 15 Jan 2016 10:12 PM PST Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe late Friday that were popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso's capital, taking an unknown number of hostages and forcing others to hide for their lives as gunfire and explosions rang out. The country's troops backed by French forces were still trying to retake control of the building more than nine hours later.

Security forces launch assault on besieged Burkina Faso hotel Posted: 15 Jan 2016 08:51 PM PST Security forces launched an assault in the early hours of Saturday to rescue hostages held by Al-Qaeda linked gunman in a Burkina Faso hotel where at least 20 people have been killed. Communication Minister Remis Dandjinou told AFP 63 hostages, including 33 wounded, were evacuated from inside Ouagadougou's four-star Splendid hotel. The assault is ongoing with the Burkinabe forces supported by French special forces," Dandjinou said, adding that amongst those rescued was Labour Minister Clement Sawadogo.

Al-Qaida attack on Burkina Faso hotel kills 20 Posted: 15 Jan 2016 05:25 PM PST At least 20 people have been killed and another 15 wounded Friday in an attack on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso popular with United Nations staff and westerners.

At least 20 victims from Burkina hotel attack: hospital director Posted: 15 Jan 2016 04:51 PM PST Around 20 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday, according to the director of the university hospital who spoke to patients wounded in the attack. There are people with bullet wounds and people who are injured because of falls," said Robert Sangare, director of Ouagadougou's university hospital center.

Suspected radicals take hostages at Burkina Faso hotel Posted: 15 Jan 2016 04:15 PM PST By Mathieu Bonkoungou and Nadoun Coulibaly OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Security forces in Burkina Faso battled suspected Islamist fighters late on Friday who were holding hostages at a hotel used by foreigners in the capital, Ouagadougou, gendarmes and witnesses said. The attack, claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), would be the first by Islamist militants in the capital of Burkina Faso. It follows a deadly raid on a hotel in Mali last November as well as attacks by militants in other countries in West Africa.

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