Authorities in northern Mali say a Swiss aid worker has been abducted in the town of Gao, AP reported.
The kidnapping took place Saturday when three men stormed her house and took her and an orphan at the home.
Hamadou Guindo, head of security for (...)
Malians have begun voting in legislative elections amid heavy security, AP reported.
United Nations peacekeepers and Malian soldiers outnumbered voters in the northern city of Gao after polling stations opened Sunday.
Around 6.5 million people are (...)
French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after extremists fought a prolonged battle.
Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and (...)
A Malian military spokesman says soldiers arrested two men who tried to blow themselves up on the outskirts of Gao.
Modibo Traore told The Associated Press that the pair were wearing belts of explosives and were stopped at a checkpoint on a road (...)
