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An alleged Islamic extremist charged with involvement in the destruction of religious buildings in the historic city of Timbuktu in Mali in 2012 has been arrested and was sent to the International Criminal Court early Saturday to face justice.

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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday condemned a suicide attack in northern Mali, which killed two UN peacekeepers and wounded at least seven others.   Ban is "deeply saddened" by the casualties of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and condemns this and all such criminal acts against UN personnel, said a statement from his spokesperson.

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It’s not only in summer that many people plan to go away somewhere.

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Al-Qaeda's local chapter took responsibility for an attack on Timbuktu this weekend, as French and Malian forces yesterday continued to hunt down the jihadists who infiltrated the ancient, northern Malian town.

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The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance "haram" — forbidden.

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The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance "haram" — forbidden.

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French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant sites around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, just a few hours after a triumphant visit by France's president, defense officials said yesterday.

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French President Francois Hollande bathed in the cheers and accolades of the thousands of people of this embattled city on yesterday, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted into Timbuktu to liberate the fabled city from the radical Islamists occupying it.

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Residents in Mali's newly liberated city of Gao hunted down and beat suspected Islamist extremists who had not fled with their brothers-in-arms as Malian and French military forces closed in and retook the town.

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French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on yesterday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have ruled the north for more than nine months.

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An alleged Islamic extremist charged with involvement in the destruction of religious buildings in the historic city of Timbuktu in Mali in 2012 has been arrested and was sent to the International Criminal Court early Saturday to face justice.

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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday condemned a suicide attack in northern Mali, which killed two UN peacekeepers and wounded at least seven others.   Ban is "deeply saddened" by the casualties of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and condemns this and all such criminal acts against UN personnel, said a statement from his spokesperson.

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It’s not only in summer that many people plan to go away somewhere.

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Al-Qaeda's local chapter took responsibility for an attack on Timbuktu this weekend, as French and Malian forces yesterday continued to hunt down the jihadists who infiltrated the ancient, northern Malian town.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-02 04:45:05 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 905970 [Title] => Woman in Timbuktu punished for forbidden love [Summary] =>

The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance "haram" — forbidden.

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The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance "haram" — forbidden.

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French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant sites around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, just a few hours after a triumphant visit by France's president, defense officials said yesterday.

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French President Francois Hollande bathed in the cheers and accolades of the thousands of people of this embattled city on yesterday, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted into Timbuktu to liberate the fabled city from the radical Islamists occupying it.

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Residents in Mali's newly liberated city of Gao hunted down and beat suspected Islamist extremists who had not fled with their brothers-in-arms as Malian and French military forces closed in and retook the town.

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French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on yesterday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have ruled the north for more than nine months.

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