Sparta was one of the most powerful city-states in antiquity. The ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern ...

People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Jihadist fighters have launched a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali - the third major assault on the army over the last month. Mali's army said it repelled ...

Jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

Seven Malian army positions in western Mali, some near the Senegalese border, were targeted in coordinated attacks early ...

Mali has completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines abandoned by their previous owners, the government announced at the weekend, but questions remain over how any untapped value can be ...