Topic: Algiers (Algeria)

1616: The World in Motion

This lavishly illustrated history of the year 1616 is both enthralling and frustrating.

Why Algeria refused to let French gunman to be buried there

Mohamed Merah will be buried in a Muslim cemetery in France Thursday. His father wanted him buried in Algeria.

At UN, Libya's new leaders seek support to thwart terrorist threat

Libya’s interim government says capturing Qaddafi is a matter of security and stability not just for Libya, but for the region and beyond.

China denies arms sales to Qaddafi, admits meetings took place

The possible arms sales to Qaddafi, detailed in a Libyan government document, would violate UN sanctions. If true, the report would threaten China's standing with Libya's National Transitional Council.

Rebels stream into Libya's capital, capturing Qaddafi's sons

Libyan rebels claims to have the entire capital city of Tripoli under their control, except for Qaddafi's compound.

Countries in the Middle East where the 'winds of change' are blowing

Those who said that 'winds of change' were blowing through the Middle East were right. The past two months have seen a series of stunning political shifts across the region and are now reverberating along the North African coast, through the Gulf, and up into the Levant. Here is a look at where those 'winds of change' are taking us.

Is Obama's tough talk enough to help Iran's protesters?

President Obama on Tuesday chastised Iran for seeking to stifle protesters with beatings and tear gas. Some critics say he needs to act more forcefully against Iran's theocratic government.

In Algeria, police flood streets to prevent Egypt-style revolution

Egypt's revolutionary fervor has spread to Algeria, but protesters calling for the government's ouster were outnumbered three to one by police on Saturday.

Iran's Khamenei praises Egyptian protesters, declares 'Islamic awakening'

Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme religious leader, addressed Egypt's protesters in Arabic on Friday, calling President Mubarak a 'traitor dictator' who has betrayed Egyptians.

Nine countries in the Middle East where 'winds of change' are blowing

Those who said that 'winds of change' were blowing through the Middle East were right. As Egyptians' cries, first of anger and now of jubilation, beam into living rooms throughout the Middle East, here is a look at where those 'winds of change' are taking us.

Yemeni protesters fill streets, calling for president's ouster

The thousands of Yemenis who turned out to protest President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule were met with counterprotests by government supporters.

The change in regional mood after Tunisia

Tunisia protests serve warning to autocratic Middle Eastern regimes

Tunisia protests that began over high unemployment last month have quickly spread, raising a red flag about the dangers of maintaining stability by suppressing dissent.

WikiLeaks cables reveal US-Algeria partnership for battling Al Qaeda

The US is increasingly concerned about North Africa's Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). WikiLeaks cables indicate it is strengthening ties with Algeria to better combat AQIM's rise.

Tanzania takes the edge off an old Black Panther

After 38 years in the bush of Tanzania, former Black Panther leader Pete O'Neal has shed his belligerent revolutionary fervor and today spends his time working with disadvantaged African children.

McChrystal: What would Eisenhower have done?

Before President Obama ousted General McChrystal, he should have considered how Ike dealt with an incident involving legendary General George Patton during World War II.