Red Cross worker shot dead in northern Mali

A local worker for the International Committee of the Red Cross was shot dead in the northern Mali town of Gao late on Wednesday night, a spokesman for the aid organisation and local residents said. "We are trying to confirm the details, but we can confirm the worker was killed," Saoure Barthelemi said on Thursday, without providing further details. Kader Toure, a resident of Gao, said the worker had been shot by two men on a motorcycle late at night.