Mali Nominates Cheick Modibo Diarra As New Prime Minister

Soldiers arrested the head of one of Mali's biggest political parties and officials from the country's ousted government today, deepening questions about whether the military is still in control even as a new civilian prime minister was appointed to the interim government.

Soldiers arrested the head of one of Mali's biggest political parties and officials from the country's ousted government today, deepening questions about whether the military is still in control even as a new civilian prime minister was appointed to the interim government.