The attack started Saturday night at about 10 p.m. local time when a jihadist suicide bomber blew himself up at a Malian military checkpoint at the western entrance to Timbuktu, he said.

NPR: Islamic Extremists Attack Timbuktu In North Mali

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wake in southern Yemen on Saturday night, killing more than 45 people and wounding at least 41, the interior ministry said.

CNN: Officials: Dozens killed in suicide attack at Yemen wake