GAO, Mali (AFP) - France bombed militants’ targets in northern Mali on Monday following a string of guerrilla attacks by the extremists a month after Paris launched an offensive to drive them from its former colony.In a pre-dawn attack, witnesses said a French army helicopter destroyed a ...

Terrorist attacks are the reason for the presence of foreign soldiers in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said, suggesting to insurgents they are merely prolonging the stay of the foreign forces. Speaking at the 147th birthday anniversary of Mahmud Tarzi, Karzai praised the Afghan security ...