Mali
Mali forms national unity government
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore has formed a national unity government in an attempt to bring stability to a country split in two after Islamists seized northern regions following a coup.
Islamists in north Mali stone unwed couple to death
Islamists occupying the northern Mali town of Aguelhok stoned an unmarried couple to death in front of about 200 people on Sunday, two local government officials said.
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Mali Islamists destroy Timbuktu shrines
Islamist militants, swinging pick-axes and shouting God's praise, destroyed ancient tombs of Muslim saints in Mali's fabled city of Timbuktu on Saturday, sparking international condemnation.
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At least 35 killed in Mali clashes: Doctor
At least 35 people died in clashes this week between Islamists and Tuareg rebels in the north Mali town of Gao, according to a new toll released on Saturday by a medical source.
'There were at least
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu shrines: Witness
Islamist rebels in northern Mali took hoes and chisels to the tombs of ancient Muslim saints in the city of Timbuktu for a second day, ignoring international pleas to halt their campaign of destructio
U.N. isn’t ready to back military intervention in Mali
The U.N. Security Council is not ready to agree to an African Union request for endorsement of military intervention in Mali, where rebels and Islamist militants have seized control of much of the country, council diplomats said on Friday.
Tuareg, Islamists join forces to run north Mali
Tuareg rebels and the Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine announced on Saturday they are joining forces and creating a body to rule northern Mali as an independent Islamic state.
"The Ansar Dine movement
Shots fired between Mali president's guards, ex-junta
Gunfire broke out in Mali's capital on Monday, with troops who took part in last month's military coup and the guard of the newly installed president exchanging shots, witnesses said.
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Swiss woman held in rebel-held north Mali: Official
A Swiss woman has been abducted in the rebel-held northern Malian city of Timbuktu, now controlled by Islamist fighters, a local official and a resident of the town said on Sunday.
"Beatrice, a Swiss
Islamist militia recruiting children to boost their forces
Islamist militia in rebel-held northern Mali are recruiting children in a bid to boost their forces, a local elected official and a journalist in the region said.
Both Ansar Dine and Al-Qaeda in the
