Mali Inter-Ethnic Violence Spikes; UN Calls for Probe

The United Nations Human Rights Office is calling on the government of Mali to investigate the killing of more than 150 people and to bring the perpetrators to justice.  The agency says an attack Saturday in Ogossagou in the Mopti region of central Mali, marked a significant increase in violence. The U.N. reports that over the past year, fighting between the Fulani and Dogon ethnic communities has resulted in the deaths of some 600 women, children and men.   Disputes over...

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