Algeria's interior minister is threatening to reply in kind if his country remains on U.S. and French special terrorism-related air travel watch lists. Algeria says it is "unacceptable" for the North African nation to be on such lists. Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni ...

Egypt has dropped the trash talk and is making nice with arch-rival Algeria ahead of a new matchup between their soccer teams Thursday — a sharp contrast to their last meeting, which sparked riots in the streets and nearly led to a diplomatic breakdown between the two ...

Africa Cup of Nations' organisers insisted Tuesday they do not expect a repeat of the violent clashes sparked by November's World Cup play-off between Egypt and Algeria when the bitter rivals face off again in Thursday's semi-final. Unconfirmed reports suggest Algeria will have upwards of 1,000 fans in Benguela while Egypt are expecting around 400 but the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Uzbek detainee held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has been sent to Switzerland for resettlement, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The prisoner was the latest transferred from the facility as the Obama administration seeks to close the controversial prison opened in 2002 to house foreign terrorism suspects. Obama's ...