Tag: Mali
The Latest: Virus infects Cambodians who went on UN mission
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia’s Health Ministry announced Friday it has confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, all members of a Cambodian military...
Mali opposition rejects regional mediator’s unity govt idea
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Regional mediators put forth a plan Sunday that would require Mali's embattled president to form a unity government but some...
Defense: Alleged Timbuktu jihadi may be unfit for ICC trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Defense lawyers for an alleged Islamic extremist told International Criminal Court judges Tuesday that he is suffering from post-traumatic...
ICC trial starts for alleged jihadist crimes in Timbuktu
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The trial of an alleged Islamic extremist charged with policing a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida linked...
Burkina Faso’s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists
KONGOUSSI, Burkina Faso (AP) - Armed only with a knife, Issa Tamboure was no match for gun-wielding jihadists who attacked his village in northern...
The Latest: Thailand proud of European recognition on virus
BANGKOK - The spokesman for the government body coordinating Thailand’s response to COVID-19 outbreaks has expressed pride that the European Union selected Thailand as...
The Latest: Africa’s cases pass 400,000; over 10,000 dead
JOHANNESBURG - Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 400,000 and deaths have crossed 10,000 as health officials warn the pandemic is picking up speed...
COVID-19 cases mount at the ends of the Earth in Timbuktu
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) - Harandane Toure started taking malaria pills when he first spiked a fever but as the days passed his illness only...
The Latest: New Orleans left out of looser Louisiana rules
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana’s bars, spas and tattoo shops can begin restarting operations nearly three months after they were closed because of the...
The Latest: Germany: No EU nation left behind in recovery
BERLIN - Germany’s foreign minister has told his Italian counterpart that Berlin is determined to leave no European country behind as the continent tries...