A fleet-footed hound that hails from West Africa is the latest dog in the American Kennel Club's pack of recognized breeds.

U.S. officials say an American soldier missing for nearly two days in Niger has been found dead. He was one of four U.S. troops killed in a deadly ambush.

State TV in Mali is reporting that no more hostages are being held at a luxury hotel after a day-long siege by Islamic militants.

The company that runs the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital says assailants have taken 170 hostages in a brazen assault involving grenades.

The Homeland Security Department is ending Ebola-related airport screening procedures for travelers from Mali. Starting Tuesday, travelers from Mali won't be subject to monitoring for possible symptoms of Ebola upon arrival.

The United Nations chief is warning that Ebola may be easing in part of West Africa, but says it's still hitting hard in other areas and outpacing the international response.

Liberia's president said Thursday she is lifting a state of emergency imposed to control an Ebola outbreak that has ravaged the country, as Mali reported a fourth person now believed to have died of Ebola in its capital.

President Barack Obama on Monday directed $10 million in emergency Pentagon spending to help France fight terrorists in northwest Africa.

A Burkina Faso official says the wreckage of the Air Algerie plane that went missing has been found in Mali.

France's foreign minister says the Air Algerie flight that has gone missing over Mali has "probably crashed." The plane was carrying 116 people.