Mali's president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

Bamako, Mali: Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier, the African Union and United Nations said.

A joint statement issued along with the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of the international community called for the immediate release of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who were taken to the Kati military headquarters. Those who signed on to the joint statement called for Mali's political transition "to resume its course and conclude within the established timeframe."