Parents of record NINE babies born to mother from Mali reveal the names of their children

The record nine babies born to a mother from Mali celebrated their first week of life today with a religious naming ceremony. Two of the nonuplets are still on ventilators, and all the siblings – five girls and four boys – will have to spend at least another three months in high care at a … Read more

Parents of record NINE babies born to mother from Mali reveal the names of their children

The record nine babies born to a mother from Mali celebrated their first week of life today with a religious naming ceremony. Two of the nonuplets are still on ventilators, and all the siblings – five girls and four boys – will have to spend at least another three months in high care at a … Read more

Mutinous troops in Mali seize country’s president and several government ministers

Fears of a coup in Mali are growing after mutinous troops today seized the country’s president and several government ministers, sparking condemnation by UN chiefs. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 75, was seized in a dramatic escalation of a months-long crisis in the fragile West African country. Prime Minister Boubou Cisse has also been seized, say … Read more

Al-Qaeda chief in North Africa killed by French forces in military operation in Mali

African Al-Qaeda chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is killed by French in Mali following a seven-year manhunt France says Abdelmalek Droukdel and members of inner circle have been killed Defence Minister Florence Parly said he was killed in a military operation in Mali Thousands of French troops have been sent to Mali since 2013 to tackle jihadists  By … Read more