DAKAR (Reuters) – In simultaneous attacks launched in late April, an alliance of al Qaeda-linked militants and separatist rebels killed Mali’s defense minister, hit the capital’s airport and drove Russian soldiers out of a desert town over a thousand kilometers away.
NUEVA VENECIA, Colombia (AP) – Leaning over the side of a small speedboat, Jhon Cantillo scoops up a thick clump of bright green vegetation, holding it up before gesturing toward the horizon, where the plant spreads across the waters as far as the eye can see.