BAMAKO, Oct 05, 2014 (AFP) - A Malian jihadist close to the al-Qaeda-linked militia MUJAO on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack that killed nine UN peacekeepers in the country's restive north.
Tehran, YJC. Khorramabad, Luristan is famous for its idiosyncratic rite of dipping oneself in or rubbing mud on oneself as an expression of sorrow on mourning occasions. The rite finds special utterance in the annual observation of Ashoura.
Tehran, YJC. -- French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Monday declared elections in Mali a "great success" for France, which sent troops to the African nation this year to dislodge Islamist groups.