The band from Mali I hugged in Shepherds Bush
To hear them in performance is to bask in the desert heat and wind of the Sahara. But the conflict in Mali has silenced the fabulous Tuareg musicians of Tinariwen.
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Around 30 foreigners are still being held hostage or are missing in Algeria following their capture by Islamist militants at a gas facility in the desert, according to Algerian state media.
David Cameron tells MPs that fewer than 30 Britons were initially thought to have been kidnapped in Algeria, but this number has now been “quite significantly reduced”.
To hear them in performance is to bask in the desert heat and wind of the Sahara. But the conflict in Mali has silenced the fabulous Tuareg musicians of Tinariwen.
Somali militants linked to al-Qaeda say they have executed French agent, Denis Allex, days after a botched rescue attempt which resulted in the deaths of two French commandos.
An Algerian government spokesman confirms hostages have died in a military operation in the Sahara desert as David Cameron warns of ‘further bad news’ for the UK.
A Briton is believed to be one of two people killed in an ongoing attack on a BP gas facility in Algeria. The attackers say 41 hostages have been taken in revenge for attacks on Islamists in Mali.
Algerian media reports a British national has been killed in an attack by Islamist militants on a BP-run gas field in the north African country, with British workers amongst others who were kidnapped.
Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali launch a counter-offensive, taking the town of Diabaly, 400km from the capital Bamako, after three days of French fighter jet strikes on their desert strongholds.
Britain is to transport foreign troops and equipment to Mali but Downing Street says no troops will be used in a combat role.
The decision by France to intervene in Mali puts the lives of French hostages in grave danger, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
The French have made an intervention in Mali, despite threats to nationals held hostage, as other Europeans and Americans continue to debate what action to take.
The US wants Pakistan to do more in its fight against the Taliban in Waziristan. But the Pakistan soldiers maimed in the war on terror might argue they have already given enough. Chris Woods reports.
Rebels control large parts of his country: but as President Assad gave a defiant speech to Syrians last night, he played on real fears about its future – and the spectre of a Somali style collapse.
Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah was detained by US border guards over Christmas. Our reporter Jamal Osman, a British Somali journalist, says it’s a common experience – and tells his story.
The bodies of 21 blindfolded men have been discovered executed in Pakistan and another 20 people killed in a car bombing in the latest wave of violence carried out by the Taliban.