North Mali situation 'alarms' Red Cross
More than half a million people in northern Mali, occupied by Islamist fighters, need aid to cope with rising food prices, collapsed public services and a lack of health care, the International...
View ArticleLa MaMa Presents Landscapes of the Soul, 10/19-10/21
Noted Spanish multi-instrumentalist Nacho Arimany brings his Nacho Arimany Trio to La MaMa from October 19-21, 2012, with "Landscapes of the Soul," an evening of crosscultural sounds, jazz and multimedia.
View ArticleThe Malian Model Falls Apart
SPECIAL 32-PAGE TRIBUTE ISSUE FOR ALEXANDER COCKBURN - GO ASK ALEX by Jeffrey St.
View ArticleFirst video evidence of Mali amputations
The first video evidence of amputations carried out by Islamic extremists occupying northern Mali was on Friday obtained by AFP.
View ArticleFormer Notre Dame Prep athlete finally able to leave Mali
Former Notre Dame Preparatory School hoops star Modibo Diarra has returned safely to Canada with his wife and daughter after being stuck in his war-torn homeland of Mali since March.
View ArticleLeni Stern at the Cafe Clave in Philadelphia 9/16
Wildly creative guitarist meets musical soulmates and engaging new instruments in Mali-and records a stark yet warm dialogue as part of a close-knit, cross-cultural trio A seemingly simple instrument...
View ArticleUS, Libya differ on accounts of Benghazi attack
Top US and Libyan officials offered starkly different accounts Sunday about the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi that left the ambassador and three other Americans dead.
View ArticleIslamists hack off hand of 1 more robber in Mali
Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, testing the waters for a possible return to the Italian premier's office, is lashing out at successor Mario Monti for imposing higher taxes while battling Italy's...
View ArticleSharia in Action: 'Thief' Has Hand Chopped Off by Devout Muslims in Timbuktu
BAMAKO, Mali -- A spokesman for one of the radical Islamist groups controlling northern Mali says their fighters have cut off a thief's hand in the former tourist hotspot of Timbuktu It was at least...
View ArticleMali rebels destroy tomb of Muslim saint: Officials
Islamists have destroyed the tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, two months after similar incidents in the region brought widespread condemnation, sources said Monday.
View ArticleWest Africa leader urges Malia
The president of the West African bloc of nations says it "can no longer hesitate" to combat terrorism and criminality in northern Mali, which was overrun by Islamists.
View ArticleWest Africa leader urges Mali intervention
The president of the West African bloc of nations says it "can no longer hesitate" to combat terrorism and criminality in northern Mali, which was overrun by Islamists.
View ArticleFEATURE-Mali's economic pillars resist turmoil, for now
In the afternoon of March 21, army mutineers stormed the office of Mali's national cotton company CMDT in central Bamako and fired AK-47 rounds into the air.
View ArticleAlgeria's Stance on Northern Mali Remains Ambiguous
Questions remain as to what exactly is Algeria's position in this crisis. Mali has officially requested military assistance from West African regional bloc ECOWAS to help retake the country's north,...
View ArticlePresident of Uzbekistan sent congratulations
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov congratulated the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the President of the Republic of Mali Dionkunde Traore on the national...
View ArticleMali: Where al-Qaeda rules the roost
But farther south, in the Sahara desert, is where groups with ties to al-Qaeda have made most headway.
View ArticleIslamists say Mali must apply Shariah before talks
Malis interim President Dioncounda Traore stands in front of the Monument of Independence after he laid a wreath during a ceremony marking the 52nd anniversary of independence from France in Bamako...
View ArticleWith New Giant Panda Cub, Zoo Studies What Went Right
Nitrogen vapor drifts from the mouth of steel container No. 9 when National Zoo scientist Pierre Comizzoli lifts the plastic lid and pulls out the stopper.
View ArticleCreature comforts at San Diego Zoo
I'm not too sure whether visiting zoos these days is politically correct. We seem to have boxed ourselves into a corner regarding the containment of animals and there is no doubt that in previous eras...
View ArticleMali, regional bloc agree on troop deployment: ministers
BAMAKO: Mali and a West African regional bloc preparing to send troops to help Bamako reclaim the Islamist-seized north have made progress in talks over conditions for the deployment, officials said...
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