A British C17 transport plane lands next to a Russian Antonov which was hired by the French army to transport equipment to Mali, at the army base in Evreux, 90 kms(56 mls)north of Paris, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. British military equipment was readied for deployment in Mali on Monday as international intervention in the country increased following advances in the north by Islamic extremists with reported links to Al-Qaida. Two C-17 transport planes have arrived at the French military airbase at Evreux, bound for Mali. Two C-17 transport planes have arrived at the French military airbase at Evreux, bound for Mali. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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