Ahad , 20 Jan 2013, 01:05 WIB

Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, AIN AMENAS, Algeria - In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with extremist...

Kamis , 17 Jan 2013, 09:28 WIB

Desert drama: Militants take hostages in Algeria

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ALGIERS - In a desert standoff deep in the Sahara, the Algerian army ringed a natural gas complex where militants hunkered down with dozens of hostages Wednesday night after a rare attack that appeared to be the first violent shock wave from the French intervention in Mali. A militant group that claimed responsibility said 41 foreigners, including seven Americans,...