ALGERIA

Mystery surrounds image of ringleader who led rebels in raid on In Amenas gas plant.

Algeria's In Amenas gas plant attack mastermind Belmokhtar 'leading the fighting' against Chadian forces.

Death of militant behind Algeria’s In Amenas gas plant siege regarded as blow to al-Qaida.

Militant was reportedly involved in killing of British tourist Edwin Dyer in 2009.

IBTimes TV presenter Marverine Cole examines the international response to the crisis in Mali.

Economic interests as much as post-colonial 'friendship' have pushed President Francois Hollande into military intervention.

Jamie Carragher will have a significant role to play at Liverpool during the remainder of this season and beyond

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a terrorist group which is financed through its criminal activities of smuggling, drug trafficking and kidnapping for ransom, carried out two separate bombings on 11 April 2007 in the Algerian capital, Algiers. Active members vary between 300 and 800 for this Salafist group which formally changed its name from Group for Call (that is Preaching) and Combat (GSPC in its French form) only in January 2007. Itself a splinter organisation with a history of lea...

Foreign Office warns of kidnapping threat from criminals and terrorists in breakaway Somaliland region

Britain, Germany and Netherlands urge nationals to get out of danger city immediately.

Outgoing secretary of state takes reponsibility for attack that killed four Americans including ambassador Chris Stevens.

Clinton tells Congress of commitment to improving security at US diplomatic missions worldwide.

Dominic Gover goes behind Tory lines and finds out who are the Euro rebels who forced their leader to change his stance on Europe.

Executions, daring escapes and hiding under beds among harrowing stories to emerge from hostage crisis.

Algerian authorities finding it difficult to identify bodies at In Amenas gas plant as death toll passes 80.

Foreign Office rebuts mounting calls for wider international response to Mali crisis.

Britain, United States and Germany reluctant to commit as Mali faces existential threat

Algerian army's operation results in killing of 32 militants and seven hostages, increasing death toll among captives to 23.

BP says four British hostages still unaccounted for.

Philip Hammond says terrorists "bear sole responsibility" for deaths of seven hostages.

Ten Britons and an unknown number of Americans, Japanese and Norwegians are still being held captive at Algeria's In Amenas gas plant.