Attorney General Michael Mukasey has rebuked a midlevel federal court on behalf of a Mali woman who fears genital mutilation if sent home.

Lisa Leslie sets U.S. Olympic record going 7-for-7 from the field as the women’s team continues its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 victory against Mali.

Becky Hammon finally has a win with Russia.

The government of Mali and ethnic Tuareg rebels have reached a truce agreement in dangerous northern Mali, Algeria’s ambassador to the West African country said Monday.The two sides also agreed to establish a 200-member follow-up committee representing...

Algerian officials say the Malian government and rebel Tuaregs have agreed to a cease-fire in dangerous northern Mali. The accord was announced Monday after four days of talks in Algiers. But it remains to be seen whether the cease-fire will take hold. A...

Government officials say 27 people are dead following an insurgent attack on an army base in northern Mali.The Defense Ministry says armed insurgents battled soldiers in the far northern desert town of Abeibara for about eight hours Wednesday before...

Insurgents attacked an army convoy in northern Mali Saturday, violating a cease-fire and sparking a fire fight that left five people dead, a military official and area residents said.It was the first major clash since the ethnic Tuareg rebels and the...

Alima Traore doesn’t remember when part of her genitals was removed as a young child in her native Mali. But even at 29, she still lives with the consequences.There’s the pain, the fear of future medical problems, and a persistent feeling that she has...

Mali’s government signed a cease-fire with a northern rebel faction Thursday, according to a government announcement on state radio.The government of the West African nation and a group of ethnic Tuareg rebels have been holding talks in Libya since...

Major scheduled events during the week beginning Feb. 17, 2008. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute.The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST):TUESDAY: Treasury...