The fighting in northern Mali could damage the World Heritage Site of Timbuktu, the UN's cultural agency Unesco has warned. Timbuktu's "outstanding architectural wonders" must be safeguarded ...

A virtual gallery to showcase Mali's cultural history has been launched, featuring tens of thousands of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts. The manuscripts were smuggled to safety from Timbuktu after ...

Mali’s historic cultural center, Timbuktu, lacks electricity, water and phone service, because “terrorists” sabotaged the utilities there, a Paris-based spokesman for the ethnic Toureg ...

For centuries, Timbuktu has existed in the Western imagination as a byword for the most exotic, far-flung place conceivable. Situated on the southern edge of the Sahara, it acquired a near ...

The offensive against Islamist militants in northern Mali gained further ground Monday as French and Malian forces reportedly took control of the airport in the ancient city of Timbuktu.

In the shadow of Timbuktu's ivory-coloured Monument To Peace, musicians from across Mali took the stage as the sun set on the sand-coloured houses of the historic city on the edge of the Sahara ...

Maïga contends that Timbuktu is a “test case” in what represents a “historic turning point” for Mali’s security situation. “If things go well in Timbuktu and Taoudéni, you’ll see, it will alleviate ...

SEVARE, Mali — Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaeda-linked militants who ruled the outpost by fear for ...

SEVARE, Mali French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have ...

The fighting in northern Mali could damage the World Heritage Site of Timbuktu, the UN's cultural agency Unesco has warned. Timbuktu's "outstanding architectural wonders" must be safeguarded ...

Mali’s historic cultural center, Timbuktu, lacks electricity, water and phone service, because “terrorists” sabotaged the utilities there, a Paris-based spokesman for the ethnic Toureg ...