Nations count their dead from Algeria attack
2013-01-21 07:47:37
Algeria's government said on Sunday the militants killed in the assault on the desert gas plant had six different nationalities.
Official: 25 more bodies found at Algerian plant
2013-01-21 03:41:27
An Algerian security official says bomb squads scouring a gas plant where radical Islamists took dozens of foreign workers hostage have found 25 more bodies.
Egypt releases protesters on presidential pardon
2013-01-20 08:24:47
Egypt's Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday dropped the riot and vandalism charges against 378 defendants on presidential pardon.
23 hostages, 32 militants killed in Algerian hostages crisis
2013-01-20 05:03:09
A total of 23 hostages and 32 militants were killed in an appalling hostage crisis at a gas field facility of Tiguentourine in In Amenas in Algeria's southern province of Illizi, the official APS news agency reported, citing a statement of the Interior Ministry released on Saturday.
Egypt's upper house approves laws on parliamentary elections
2013-01-20 02:03:53
Egypt's Shura Council (upper house of the parliament) approved Saturday two revised laws, concerning the upcoming parliamentary elections and the exercise of political rights respectively, official news agency MENA reported.
Algeria's rescue operation ends, 4 hostages freed
2013-01-20 01:06:05
Algerian army's final rescue operation in the gas field of Tiguentourine freed four foreign hostages on Saturday, a security source told Xinhua.
23 hostages, 32 militants killed
31 hostages killed during rescue in Algerian
2013-01-19 21:09:18
As many as 31 workers who were seized by an armed group in a gas field in Algeria, have been killed since the beginning of the Algerian army's rescue operation.
12 killed during Algerian gas field operation
2013-01-19 08:54:31
At least 12 hostages were killed during Algerian forces' rescue operation at a gas field facility in the southern province of Illizi, APS news agency reported Friday.
Algeria: 60 hostages dead, missing in standoff
2013-01-19 03:28:35
Algeria's state news service says about 60 foreign hostages are unaccounted for in the standoff with Islamist militants now entering its third day.
700,000 Malians may be uprooted in a few months
2013-01-19 00:30:36
As conflict escalates In Mali, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday some 700,000 Malians are estimated to be uprooted in the next few months.
Ambassador cautions Chinese about safety in Sudan
2013-01-18 16:57:16
Chinese Ambassador in Khartoum Luo Xiaoguang has urged Chinese nationals in Sudan to exercise caution and adopt necessary measures to preserve their safety.
Another Obama sets sights on office
2013-01-18 08:09:41
US President Barack Obama's Kenyan half brother has launched his own political career by announcing his intention to run for a Kenyan county gubernatorial seat in the upcoming March 4 elections.