Westerners among 34 hostages killed in Algeria
2013-01-18 07:30:13
Algeria raided a remote Sahara gas plant and killed 34 hostages, some of them Westerners, and 15 of their Islamist kidnappers at a desert gas field on Thursday.
US sending military trainers to Africa for Mali mission
2013-01-18 04:29:24
The United States said on Thursday that it was sending military trainers to African nations committed to dispatching troops to fight the Islamic militants in Mali.
Algerian army frees 4 foreign hostages
2013-01-18 01:04:32
The Algerian army troops on Thursday freed at least four hostages that were held by al-Qaida- linked armed militants in a gas-field compound of Tingatourine in the southernmost province of Illizi after a raid to rescue the kidnapped, according to the APS news agency.
1,400 French soldiers in Mali for ground assaults
2013-01-18 01:04:32
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that 1,400 French soldiers were deployed in Mali where they carried out ground assaults as Islamist rebels resisted week-long air strikes.
Global sea piracy falls to 5-year low
2013-01-17 09:49:48
International naval patrols off Somalia and armed private guards on board ships have driven pirate attacks to a five-year low in 2012, but the risk to shipping off west Africa is growing.
French ground campaign against Mali rebels
2013-01-17 09:24:23
French troops launched their first ground assault against Islamist rebels in Mali on Wednesday in a broadening of their operation against battle-hardened al Qaida-linked fighters who have resisted six days of air strikes.
Americans among hostages in Algeria
2013-01-17 07:14:45
The United States on Wednesday condemned the attack on British Petroleum (BP) personnel and facilities in Algeria, saying American citizens are among the hostages.
Norwegian PM confirms 13 Norwegians taken hostage in Algeria
2013-01-17 04:51:43
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg confirmed on Wednesday night that 13 Norwegian nationals have been taken hostage in a terrorist attack on a gas field in eastern Algeria.
Germany to send two transport planes to Mali
2013-01-17 04:51:01
German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere announced on Wednesday that Germany would send two transport planes to Mali, as a support to the military action of troops from Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) member states.
Death toll of Egypt's building collapse rises to 24
2013-01-17 03:00:10
The death toll of the building collapse on early Wednesday in Egypt's northern seaside city of Alexandria rose to 24, and 12 injured people have been rescued, Health Ministry's spokesman Ahmed Omar told Xinhua.
France sends 750 troops to Mali
2013-01-16 08:08:22
A contingent of 750 French troops has joined the offensive against Islamist rebels in Mali, French President Francois Hollande said.
Bloody train derailment shocks Egypt
2013-01-16 04:56:02
The train crash in Egypt's Giza governorate early Tuesday, which killed 19 and injured over 100, has become the talk of the hour all over the country.