Feeds
A human rights group on Monday accused Italy of forcibly returning would-be migrants to Libya, failing to screen them for possible asylum requests and exposing them to abuse in the North African country.
The indignation and outrage in the U.S. and Britain over Libya's warm welcome home for the Lockerbie bomber may just be a speedbump in the North African nation's drive for political and business rapprochement with the West.
Mauritania's foreign minister says recent attacks claimed by al-Qaida's North African branch were committed by foreign fighters.
A North African immigrant once put on trial in Detroit for terror-related charges made a deal Tuesday to close a case of alleged insurance fraud.
The Algerian government has issued a decree shifting the dates of the weekend to Friday and Saturday in a move viewed as a boost the North African nation's faltering economy.
Moroccans voted nationwide Friday in local elections viewed as a test for a new, pro-monarchy party that aims to boost reform and involvement in politics in the North African kingdom — despite likely widespread abstention and fears of electoral fraud.
Britain's government ratified a prisoner transfer deal with Libya Wednesday that could allow the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to serve out the remainder of his sentence in the North African country.
A front-page cartoon in the Algerian press seems to sum up the many challenges facing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika following his landslide re-election last week to a third term at the helm of the North African country.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika hailed his landslide re-election for a third term as a "lesson in democracy" on Friday, but opposition politicians and independent media alleged fraud at the polls, and the U.S. government expressed concern.
A human rights group says Libya has released two political prisoners in another signal that the North African country is willing to change its policies.
The head of al-Qaida in Algeria slammed the Algerian president and government for not stepping in to protect Muslims and to prevent the departure of a CIA operative accused of rape in the North African country.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's comment that the country may nationalize its oil sector has "raised some eyebrows" among international oil firms, but there has been little indication that such action is imminent, a U.S. diplomat in the North African nation said Tuesday.
The United States will soon send its first ambassador to Libya in 36 years, following a remarkable turnaround in U.S. relations with the once-pariah North African nation.
Argentina's president has signed deals on civilian nuclear energy with her Algerian counterpart during a visit to this North African country.
More than 90 percent of Libya's oil exports go to Europe, so a cooperation pact with the North African nation is very important, the European Union acknowledged Thursday as the 27-member bloc began talks with Libya about the deal.
Hundreds of troops, engineers and social workers have converged on the desert town of Ghardaia to help with relief operations after a flash flood there killed 33, Algeria's Interior Ministry said Friday.
Algerian security services have thwarted a possible Sept. 11 terrorist attack in eastern Algeria, a security official and local media reported Thursday, as thousands of army troops and police conducted anti-terror sweeps throughout the North African country.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged closer coordination with North African allies on fighting terrorism and said Saturday the U.S. would work to return Guantanamo detainees to their home countries "as soon we possibly can."
The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.
The North African branch of al-Qaida claimed responsibility Friday for devastating bombings in Algeria that killed up to 60 people this week, in a statement carried by an Arab TV news station.
A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of applicants at an Algerian police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest terror attack to jolt this energy-rich U.S. ally since the 1990s.
Switzerland warned its citizens Wednesday not to travel to Libya, saying the North African nation has been retaliating ever since Swiss police arrested the youngest son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for allegedly beating two of his servants.
Two Algerians released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have not been heard from since they were transferred two weeks ago to the custody of the North African country, a human rights group said Monday.
Algeria's president on Monday named Ahmed Ouyahia, a pragmatist known for his tough line against Islamic extremists, as the North African country's prime minister — his third stint in the post.
Two bombs in quick succession rocked a train station in Algeria on Sunday, killing 13 people, including a French engineer and Algerian firefighters and soldiers who responded to the first blast, a security official said.
BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Libyan Islamists 'join al-Qaeda'A Libyan Islamist group has joined al-Qaeda, according to an audio message on the internet attributed to the radical network's second-in-command.
Pakistan to Europe: a pipeline of terrorOfficials probe emerging link from haven to cells As Al Qaeda regains strength in the remote areas of the Pakistani-Afghan border, more militants from mainland Europe are traveling to Pakistan to train and to plot attacks on the West, European and US antiterror officials say.
France helping Arab states with nuke programsExcerpts: "France is acting to provide several Arab countries with peaceful nuclear programs, in order to wean the region off oil and boost Franco-Arab relations, a senior French Foreign Ministry official told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.
Italy: North African jihadists pose 'biggest' terror threatItaly faces its "biggest terrorism risks" from North African jihadists, including some linked to Islamist networks in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central Asia, according to a report by the Italian secret services.
Yorkshireman found to share DNA with African tribes John Revis has always considered himself a true Yorkshireman who was proud of his ancestry. But he has been forced to confront an entirely different heritage - after scientists uncovered that he has exactly the same DNA imprint as a tribe of African warriors.
Thousands Protest Brussels MP3 Murder. BBC Omits FactsToday, some 80,000 people participated in a silent march in Brussels to commemorate 17 year old Joe Van Holsbeeck, who was knifed on 12 April because he refused to hand over his MP3 player to two North African youths.
Log In | Register
