For centuries, Timbuktu has existed in the Western imagination as a byword for the most exotic, far-flung place conceivable. Situated on the southern edge of the Sahara, it acquired a near ...

Reports from Timbuktu, Mali, on Wednesday indicate that most of the ancient manuscripts at a famed library may have been saved by residents before Islamist radicals had the chance to burn them.

Now, Muslim extremists in Mali are pillaging tombs and other sites sacred to Sufis in Timbuktu the "city of 33 saints" and a city so important to trade in past centuries that it inspired the ...

The Malian army said it had foiled an attack on a military camp in Timbuktu on Monday morning. Local officials and eyewitnesses said a car bomb exploded in the city centre, followed by gunfire.

The very name evokes mystery, riches, faraway places and unknown lands. Timbuktu — the forbidden city in the heart of Africa. It was founded in 1080. And within 300 years, it had already become ...

An army camp in the centre of Timbuktu came under attack Monday as suspected jihadist militants launched an assault involving ...

For some, the name Timbuktu might conjure up romantic visions of golden treasures hidden away in a so-called lost city in northwest Africa. While these ideas may be entrancing, they do not capture ...

Watch a film clip from "Timbuktu," starring Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri and Toulou Kiki. Photo/Video: Cohen Media Of the many astonishing passages in “Timbuktu,” the most memorable, and ...

Twin attacks on Malian army bases in Timbuktu and central Mali have left at least 60 soldiers dead, with several missing or ...