Topic: Algeria - CSMonitor.com

For French troops nearing rebel ground, Mali fight is no ordinary mission

On the road in central Mali: French soldiers say they are 'doing their duty,' while watching soccer and eating cassoulet. But they know Islamist fighters have advantage with terrain.

Russia's Vladimir Putin says West is fomenting jihadi 'blowback'

On North Africa's western flank, long-simmering conflict causes unease

US death toll rises to three from Algerian hostage crisis

What are Western and African powers up against in Mali, Algeria?

French forces may have captured key Mali town for second victory in war(+video)

Terrorism & Security After deaths and escapes, Algeria hostage crisis still not over

Algeria hostage crisis brings world to North Africa's anti-Islamist fight (+video)

Islamists promise fight across Sahara, but response disjointed (+video)

Terrorism & Security Algerian hostage crisis heightens as scores are reported dead (+video)

Twenty hostages escape from Islamic militants in Algeria, reports

Islamic militants attack Algerian gas field, kidnap at least nine

French public backs Mali intervention, but for how long?

With French airstrikes, has the war to retake northern Mali begun? (+video)

As French forces hit rebels in Mali, Paris wants to avoid Europe's Afghanistan (+video)

'Happy hacker' arrest: Did police just nab a cyber crime 'botmaster'?

The men who would save Mali's manuscripts

Latin America Monitor Latin America: Region one of worst for corruption

Could China overtake US as global trader?

Energy Voices Helium shortage? Bureaucrats, firms are creating too little hot air.

Israel scrambles Palestinian 'right of return' with Jewish refugee talk

Natural gas boom in US. Is Russia the big loser?

Hillary Clinton drops strong hint that Al Qaeda was behind Libya attack

Libya attack: US doubts that Al Qaeda planned ahead (+video)

Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US anger