(Corrects spelling of Imam's name in third paragraph) BAMAKO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Fifteen people were crushed to death in a stampede at a mosque in Mali's desert city of Timbuktu, local police said on ...

(Recasts with new figures, details) By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Twenty-six people were crushed to death in a stampede near a mosque in Mali's desert city of Timbuktu, a government ...

In what's believed to be a first, the International Criminal Court in The Hague is contemplating a case that treats the destruction of cultural heritage as a war crime. The charges date to 2012, when ...

A file photo taken on April 10, 2006 shows the Djinguereber mosque of Timbuktu. The Islamists controlling northern Mali on July 10, 2012 destroyed two tombs at the ancient Djingareyber mud mosque in ...

In the heart of Timbuktu, hundreds of residents gathered in a powerful display of unity and heritage, coming together to replaster the Djingarey Ber Mosque, an annual tradition that this year carries ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Witnesses say at least 15 people died in a stampede in a Timbuktu mosque during services celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Timbuktu resident Dicko Abdramane said he was at ...

During the evening of 25 February 2010, in Timbuktu (Mali), a stampede occurred amidst a crowd gathered outside Djingareyber Mosque. Among the crowd were local citizens and other pilgrims who had ...

THE SUN HAS just set over the dunes of the Sahara, and the terrace bar of the Hotel Bouctow, Timbuktu's oldest tourist lodge, is filling up with customers. Tuareg nomads draped in traditional blue ...

BAMAKO, July 10 (Reuters) - Islamist militants destroyed two tombs on Tuesday at the famous 14th century Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site, residents said.

Accused jihadist leader Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, seen here in September, faces a trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. In what's believed to be a first, the ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) -- Twenty-six people have been crushed to death in a stampede near a mosque in Mali's desert city of Timbuktu, a government spokesman said. The incident occurred late on February 25 ...