The French Supreme Court has reopened the case against two police officers over the deaths of two teenagers in 2005. The ruling paves the way for the officers to stand trial for not helping a person in danger. The deaths of Bouna Traore aged 15 and Zyed Benna aged 17 triggered weeks of riots across the country. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from Paris.
French and Malian soldiers have captured Timbuktu airport as they continue to re-take territory from al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Northern Mali. On Saturday, they claimed the city of Gao. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland is with the troops and sent this update from the airport.
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