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Swiss Hostage Freed in Mali
Timbuktu - A Swiss woman abducted last week in rebel-held Timbuktu in northern Mali was freed on Tuesday and handed over to the security services ... Full story
Mali Fears Countercoup as TV Screens Black Out
Television screens throughout this landlocked country momentarily went black Friday, as residents near the building housing the state broadcaster saw troops erecting barricades fearing a ... Full story
Mali Military Doesn't Want Foreign Forces
The head of Mali's military junta made clear on Monday that he would have a powerful say over how the country is run in the ... Full story
Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure Steps Down
Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure, formally stepped down on Sunday under the terms of a transition deal with the West African bloc Ecowas. The agreement ... Full story
Instability Could Hamper Fight Against Polio
Health volunteers, aid agency and health authority staff are trying to immunize 111.1 million children under five across 20 countries in West and Central Africa ... Full story
West African Leaders Travel to Mali for Talks on Restoring Constitutional Order
A delegation of army chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States bloc has arrived in Bamako ahead of a team of six heads ... Full story
Ecowas Warns Northern Mali Rebels
West African bloc Ecowas has called on rebels in northern Mali to lay down their arms and said it would "take all necessary measures" to ... Full story
Mauritania air force hit al-Qaeda in northern Mali
Mauritania said on Tuesday its air force hit al-Qaeda targets in northern Mali, but Malian official sources reported the attacks had misfired and injured two ... Full story
UNHCR Appeals for $35.6 Million in Responce to Humanitarian Crisis in Mali
UNHCR issued an appeal for US$35.6 million to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis surrounding the new rebel insurgency that broke out in northern Mali ... Full story
UN Working to Relocate Refugees in Mali From Volatile Border Areas
The United Nations said today it is working with Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania to relocate refugees fleeing renewed fighting in Mali to safer locations ... Full story
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Search for 'missing days old baby' called off because baby wasn't on board
Search for baby called off after interviews with woman and her family Stena Ferry from Scotland was preparing to dock when the drama unfolded By Rob Cooper ...
