Algeria

Worker Hid for 40 Hours Under Bed in Algerian Hostage Crisis

January 18, 2013, 3:45 pm

A French worker at a southern Algerian gas plant, where hundreds of workers were taken hostage by Islamist militants, says he hid under his bed for nearly two days straight.

Dozens of Hostages Reportedly Killed in Algeria Raid

January 17, 2013, 12:11 pm

Islamist militants who kidnapped a group of oil workers in southern Algeria say that 35 hostages were killed during an army raid.

Low Turnout Expected in Algeria Elections

May 10, 2012, 3:25 pm

Algeria on Thursday held parliamentary elections for the first time since the Arab Spring unrest that left the North African country largely untouched.

Movie Review: ‘Monsieur Lazhar’

April 10, 2012, 9:40 am

“Monsieur Lazhar” is an absolute minefield of potentially melodramatic clichés, with a host of multicultural issues layered on top of it.

Protests Spread to Algeria and Yemen

February 14, 2011, 12:20 am

In wake of protests that brought down both Tunisian and Egyptian leaders, demonstrators in Algeria and Yemen took to the streets demanding resignation of their presidents.

Slovenia Take Charge in World Cup Group C, Defeat Algeria

June 13, 2010, 9:40 am

Slovenia captain Robert Koren benefited from a gaffe by Algerian goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi and his team took charge of Group C with a 1—0 win.

Algeria Bomb Attack Kills 43, Government Says

August 19, 2008, 10:08 am

A bomb attack east of Algiers killed 43 people and wounded 38, the Algerian interior ministry said.