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Al-Qaeda releases Spanish hostage in Mali (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/10/2010 12:49 PM

A Spanish aid worker released by Islamist militants in Mali returned home on Wednesday after a four-month kidnap ordeal, saying she had been well treated by her captors in the desert.

Spanish hostage freed in Mali arrives home (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
03/10/2010 11:21 AM

One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali.

Ghana Embassy In Mali, Celebrates 53rd Independence Day (Ghanaweb.com)
03/11/2010 10:07 AM

His Excellency Donald Adabere Adabre, Ghana’s Ambassador to Mali, hosted a spectacular reception at his residence in Badalabougou Estate to commemorate Ghana’s 53rd Independence Anniversary.

Spanish, Italian hostages in Mali 'free' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/10/2010 05:03 AM

A Spanish aid worker and an Italian woman held hostage by Islamist militants in Mali were freed Wednesday and were due to arrive in neighbouring Burkina Faso, a diplomatic source told AFP.

Spanish, Italian hostages 'being freed in Mali' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/10/2010 03:43 AM

Islamist militants freed a Spanish aid worker and an Italian woman Wednesday who were being taken to Burkina Faso from Mali where kidnappers held them since November, a Malian negotiator said.

Al-Qaeda 'wants ransom for Spaniards' release' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/12/2010 04:05 AM

Al-Qaeda wants five million dollars (3.7 million euros) and the release of jailed Islamists in Mauritania to free two Spanish hostages held in Mali, a newspaper reported Friday.

Al-Qaeda releases Spanish hostage in Mali (Malaysian Mirror)
03/10/2010 08:31 AM

BAMAKO -A Spanish aid worker freed by Islamist militants in Mali was flying home Wednesday while an Italian woman was still in Al Qaeda's clutches after earlier reports of her release, sources said.

Algeria to host regional terror conference on Tuesday (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/13/2010 12:45 PM

Algeria is to host foreign ministers from the Sahara and Sahel on Tuesday for talks on fighting "a resurgence" in acts of terror, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

Most Viewed (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
03/12/2010 09:08 PM

Look at the tropical world through the collection of "The Tropics: Views from the Middle of the Globe" being held at Jim Thompson Art Centre today until June 12. The exhibition features old works from Mexico, Ivory Coast, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bolivia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, India and Indonesia from the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum in ...

Spanish hostage freed in Mali - government (The Star)
03/10/2010 06:45 AM

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish woman held hostage in Mali by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa has been freed, the Spanish government said on Wednesday.