‘Fundamentalist Island’ harbours Mali rebels: locals
Locals say the island is inhabited by several hundred members of an…
France orders increased security at foreign missions
Following threats from Islamists who disagree with intervention in Mali, France has…
Al-Qaeda attacks BP plant in Mali blowback
Algerian state media said that one person had been killed and seven…
Shebab say second French soldier dies after failed Somalia raid
The Shebab have displayed the body of an alleged French commander in…
Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition
The US president warned that Karzai, with whom he has had a…
Syria’s Assad speaks after seven months of silence
Assad said the conflict was not one between the government and the…
Nine Taliban fighters found dead in Pakistan
Pakistan's seven northwestern tribal districts are rife with homegrown insurgents and are…
UN leader presses Mali government to hold free elections
Ban and western countries have raised concerns about interference in the government…