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Mali's local elections marred by boycotts, kidnapping INTERNATIONAL

Mali's local elections marred by boycotts, kidnapping

Malians burned ballot boxes and one candidate was kidnapped during local elections meant to fill posts left vacant in the north since Islamist militants hijacked a 2012 Tuareg rebellion and ousted the government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bridge collapse near Indonesia's Bali kills nine INTERNATIONAL

Bridge collapse near Indonesia's Bali kills nine

A bridge connecting two small islands near the Indonesian resort island of Bali collapsed on Sunday, killing nine people and injuring at least 30, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US aid worker kidnapped in Niger, taken towards Mali INTERNATIONAL

US aid worker kidnapped in Niger, taken towards Mali

Gunmen raided the house of a US aid worker in central Niger on Friday night, killing his guard and housekeeper before driving him across the desert towards Mali, the interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gunmen kidnap US aid worker in Niger, take him towards Mali INTERNATIONAL

Gunmen kidnap US aid worker in Niger, take him towards Mali

Gunmen raided the house of a US aid worker in central Niger overnight, killing his two guards before driving him off across the desert towards Mali, the mayor of the town said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
9 year jail for wrecking holy shrines in Timbuktu INTERNATIONAL

9 year jail for wrecking holy shrines in Timbuktu

War crimes judges on Tuesday sentenced a former Islamist rebel who admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali's 2012 conflict to nine years in prison, in the first such case to focus on destruction of cultural heritage.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Malian jihadist begs forgiveness for Timbuktu attacks INTERNATIONAL

Malian jihadist begs forgiveness for Timbuktu attacks

A Malian jihadist sought forgiveness as he pleaded guilty Monday to the 2012 attacks on the fabled city of Timbuktu, and urged Muslims not to follow such ‘evil’ ways at his unprecedented war crimes trial.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Militants seize army base in central Mali - deputy mayor INTERNATIONAL

Militants seize army base in central Mali - deputy mayor

Militants attacked and seized control of an army base in the central Malian town of Nampala on Tuesday, the deputy mayor of a nearby town said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Five peacekeepers killed in Mali ambush: UN INTERNATIONAL

Five peacekeepers killed in Mali ambush: UN

The UN on Thursday said five Chadian peacekeepers had been killed and three others wounded during an ambush in northeastern Mali, raising concern over the rising body count ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ivory Coast soldiers patrol beaches after Qaeda attack kills 18 INTERNATIONAL

Ivory Coast soldiers patrol beaches after Qaeda attack kills 18

Ivory Coast soldiers armed with assault rifles patrolled the deserted beaches of a resort town on Monday, a day after gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 18 people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Five killed in attack on UN camp in Mali INTERNATIONAL

Five killed in attack on UN camp in Mali

At least four suspected jihadists and a Malian soldier were killed Friday following an attack on a UN military camp in Timbuktu in Mali's restive north, a Malian security source said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims Swiss woman's kidnap in new video INTERNATIONAL

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims Swiss woman's kidnap in new video

Al-Qaeda's north Africa affiliate has claimed the kidnapping of a Swiss woman in Mali's Timbuktu in a video seen by AFP on Wednesday, as Switzerland demanded her unconditional release.

4:45 AM November 25 2016