Mali

Senior Bowl helps some draft prospects prep for NFL combine

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Linebacker Malik Harrison came to the NFL’s annual scouting combine fully prepared.He expected the e...
21:50 28 February 2022

Johnson, No. 11 Louisville earn win at No. 3 Duke 79-73

DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman David Johnson had a season-high 19 points and No. 11 Louisville hung on down the stretch to beat No. 3 Duke 79-73 on Saturday ...
1:49 19 January 2022

French summit aims to boost counterterror fight in W. Africa

PAU, France — France is preparing its military to better target Islamic extremists in a West African region that has seen a surge of deadly violence. ...
8:54 13 January 2022

France says it carries out first armed drone strike in Mali

PARIS — France's defense ministry announced Monday it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali o...
20:01 23 December 2021

Nuggets beat LeBron-less Lakers 128-104 for 6th win in row

LOS ANGELES — Buoyed by a perfect five-game homestand, the Denver Nuggets hit the road and kept on winning.
6:13 23 December 2021

Macron vows to keep fighting extremism in West Africa

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — France's President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to boost the fight against Islamic extremism in West Africa as French troops kille...
20:38 21 December 2021

No. 1 Louisville bounces back to rout Eastern Kentucky 99-67

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jordan Nwora scored 26 points, Steven Enoch had 23 and No. 1 Louisville shot 63% in both halves to blow out Eastern Kentucky 99-67 o...
19:16 14 December 2021

No. 1 Louisville pulls away from Pittsburgh, 64-46

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jordan Nwora scored 19 points, Malik Williams had 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and No. 1 Louisville used a 17-4 second-h...
4:21 7 December 2021

France pays homage to 13 soldiers killed in Mali air crash

PARIS — In its biggest military funeral in decades, France is honoring 13 soldiers killed when their helicopters collided over Mali while on a mission...
9:17 2 December 2021

France: Military helicopters in Mali crash not under fire

PARIS — France’s army chief of staff is dismissing an Islamic State group affiliate’s claim that it caused a helicopter collision in Mali that killed ...
9:20 29 November 2021

Islamic State group affiliate claims French crash in Mali

PARIS — An Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for a helicopter collision that killed 13 French soldiers earlier this week i...
18:19 28 November 2021

Mali says 24 soldiers killed in latest extremist attack

JOHANNESBURG — Mali’s military says 24 soldiers are dead in the latest extremist attack as alarm grows about the vast Sahel region as a haven for figh...
7:03 19 November 2021

Mali’s military abandons isolated outposts amid attacks

BAMAKO, Mali — Dozens of soldiers posted to Mali’s remote northern town of Labezanga served as the last line of defense against extremists roaming the...
9:40 16 November 2021

Hall layup leads No. 3 Michigan State over No. 12 Seton Hall

NEWARK, N.J. — Freshman Malik Hall hit a layup with 26 seconds to play and scored all 17 of his points in the second half as No. 3 Michigan State over...
4:16 15 November 2021