A still from a video shows Islamist militants destroying an ancient shrine in Timbuktu on July 1. Mali's embattled interim government ramped up diplomatic efforts Tuesday to save the north from ... more 

A still from a video shows Islamist militants destroying an ancient shrine in Timbuktu on July 1. Mali's embattled interim government ramped up diplomatic efforts Tuesday to save the north from Islamist fighters who have smashed World Heritage shrines in Timbuktu and rigged another city with mines less