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Mali hit by waves of attacks that have left more than 60 dead amid spiraling insecurity
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMali has been hit by a wave of attacks over a 24-hour period, sparking fears of spiraling insecurity...
Commercial flights halted to Mali's Timbuktu amid Islamist blockade
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoSky Mali, the only commercial airline flying to Timbuktu in Mali's interior, has cancelled flights there due to insecurity, it said on Monday, deepening the isolation of the northern city which ...
Islamist blockade on Timbuktu stops food and aid as prices spike
Reuters via AOL· 10 months agoA two-week blockade by Islamist militants has created food and aid shortages in the ancient city of Timbuktu, the mayor and residents said, as security deteriorates across much of northern and ...
Gaumont and ‘Timbuktu’ Director Team on Romantic Drama ‘The Perfumed Hill’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEight years after delivering his Oscar-nominated film “Timbuktu,” Abderrahmane Sissako is set to...
10 great destinations lost to modern travellers
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThere are many reasons to read Fyodor Dosdoevsky’s masterpiece Crime and Punishment – but one is its compelling picture of St Petersburg in the mid-19th...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Ladies First
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThere are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Ladies...
Gunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoArmed gunment killed at least 23 people and wounded 12 in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Sunday. Sidi Mohamed El Bechir, governor of the Bandiagara region where the attack ...
Russia's Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of their leader in plane crash
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Wagner Group's presence extends from the ancient battlegrounds of Syria to the deserts of...
‘I could buy spices, a goat or a Kalashnikov’: Readers recall trips to places now off-limits
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOur recent feature on places now deemed off-limits by the Foreign Office (“10 great destinations...
Sudan's cultural heritage in peril as fighting rages
Reuters via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn Sudan's capital, precious books in a major library have been burned and the national museum has been cut off for weeks by fighting. In Darfur, another museum is at risk from seasonal rains ...