A Malian soldier handles ammunitions aboard a vehicle as they enter Bourem, northern Mali, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Mali’s military detained eight Arab men last week in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region’s Arab minority whose members are accused of having supported the al-Qaida-linked groups which overran northern Mali last year. (AP Photo /Pascal Guyot, Pool)
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A Malian soldier handles ammunitions aboard a vehicle as they enter Bourem, northern Mali, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Mali’s military detained eight Arab men last week in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region’s Arab minority whose members are accused of having supported the al-Qaida-linked groups which overran northern Mali last year. (AP Photo /Pascal Guyot, Pool)
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French soldiers take position outside Bourem, northern Mali, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Mali’s military detained eight Arab men last week in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region’s Arab minority whose members are accused of having supported the al-Qaida-linked groups which overran northern Mali last year. (AP Photo /Pascal Guyot, Pool)
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A French army Puma helicopter flies over a village between Gao and Bourem, northern Mali, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Mali’s military detained eight Arab men last week in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region’s Arab minority whose members are accused of having supported the al-Qaida-linked groups which overran northern Mali last year. (AP Photo /Pascal Guyot, Pool)
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Locals welcome French soldiers with a French flag in Bourem, northen Mali, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Mali’s military detained eight Arab men last week in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region’s Arab minority whose members are accused of having supported the al-Qaida-linked groups which overran northern Mali last year. (AP Photo /Pascal Guyot, Pool)
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Locals with French and Malian flags welcome French soldiers on top of a armored vehicle in Bourem, northern Mali, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Mali’s military detained eight Arab men last week in Timbuktu, raising fears of further reprisals against the region’s Arab minority whose members are accused of having supported the al-Qaida-linked groups which overran northern Mali last year. (AP Photo /Pascal Guyot, Pool)
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People queue to enter on an unemployment office, in Madrid, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Labor Ministry figures released Monday showed the registered jobless figure surged by 132,055 in January to 4.98 million. Spain is struggling to emerge from its second recession in just over three years.The country's unemployment rate was at 26 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, up 1 percent from the previous three-month period.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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In this Thrusday Aug. 9, 2012 photo illegal immigrants walk along a road in Lavara village, northern Greece, near the borders with Turkey. Greece launched an aggressive campaign this month to try to seal its 200-kilometer (130-mile) northeastern border, as it faces a debilitating financial crisis that has caused a swell in joblessness and a surge in racist attacks against immigrants with dark skin.(AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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In this on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 photo police officer uses his binoculars to check the Turkish border in Likofito village, northern Greece. Greece launched an aggressive campaign this month to try to seal its 200-kilometer (130-mile) northeastern border, as it faces a debilitating financial crisis that has caused a swell in joblessness and a surge in racist attacks against immigrants, mostly from Afghanistan and Pakistan.(AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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In this Thursday Aug. 9, 2012 photo illegal immigrants are seen in Nea Vissa village, northern Greece, near the borders with Turkey. Greece launched an aggressive campaign this month to try to seal its 200-kilometer (130-mile) northeastern border, as it faces a debilitating financial crisis that has caused a swell in joblessness and a surge in racist attacks against immigrants with dark skin. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
News Summary: EU tightens Iran sanctions
TIGHTER SANCTIONS: The
European Union is tightening sanctions against Iran, concerned about alleged violations of human rights in the country.
NINE ADDED: EU foreign ministers, meeting Monday in Brussels, added nine people they said were "responsible for serious human rights violations" to the list of those subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze, bringing the number of people sanctioned in this way to 87. The foreign ministers also decided to freeze the assets of one "entity," meaning a company or organization.
THE DETAILS: The measures will be valid until April 13, 2014. The names of those sanctioned will be published Tuesday.
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