HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani receiving President of Mali Amadou Toumani Toure.

Bamako - Authorities in Mali arrested three people for dismantling the wreck of a plane thought to have been used to smuggle cocaine from Venezuela, a Malian source close to the inquiry said on Sunday.

A military aircraft carrying U.S. Africa Command personnel was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday in Mali, causing non-life-threatening injuries to the nine people aboard the cargo plane, AFRICOM reported Friday.

Many adventure travellers agree that Dogon country, in central Mali, is one of the top places to visit in all of Africa.

A Boeing plane being used to transport cocaine from Venezuela to West Africa crashed in Mali earlier this month after a failed take-off, the representative of the UN's drugs and crime office has said.

Fox 5 San Diego 4:05 PM PST, November 17, 2009 SAN DIEGO --The wait is over. San Diego Zoo officials Tuesday named the male panda cub born at the San Diego Zoo this summer.

The UN is investigating the crash in the Sahara desert of a cargo plane, which is thought to have been carrying cocaine from Venezuela.

Erratic weather patterns and drought in the region of Gao in Northern Mali have put thousands of families at risk of hunger and malnutrition.

African educators, policymakers and first ladies met in Dakar this week to discuss how to increase and improve early childhood development on the continent.

The 13th UNCTAD's African Oil, Gas, Minerals, Trade and Finance Conference, takes off toady in Bamako, Mali with focus on the critical role information can play in the natural-resource sector.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Cassady Walters is a 23-year-old Eugenean, now a Peace Corps volunteer in a 2,000-person village in Mali, one of West Africa's poorest countries.

Follow Paul Gauguin to the Marquesas Islands' spectacular French Polynesian scenery aboard the Aranui III adventure cruise.

On Tuesday, a hush suddenly fell over the anxious crowd in front of NYU's Cantor Film Center.

U.S. recording artist Jimmy Buffett says "Buffet Hotel," his first studio album since 2006, is set for release Dec.

Brig. Gen. Michael W. Callan meets Malian forces Staff Sgt. Niara Diallo during a senior leader engagement Oct.

Encouraging the use of traditional African herbal medicines could prevent some of the one million malarial deaths on the continent, according to specialists attending a conference www.mimalaria.org/pamc in Nairobi.

These wander into the unusual--possibly the obscure. Each are based on travel and incorporate souvenirs you may have brought home with you, particularly if you have problems passing up purchases.

If you have the panda passion, today is a big day for you. The San Diego Zoo is releasing the names that have made to the final five for the newest panda baby.

Hello again, panda fans! Ia m happy to report that Bai Yuna s newest cub is doing well.

A billboard in a major square in Bamako, the capital of Mali, perpetrates the hoax broadcast by France 2 of a young Palestinian boy cowering next to his father and screaming for help.