Violence against women - scourge still plaguing Algeria
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The young woman's smile is sad, her greeting weary. Raped by her half brother, Farida took refuge in one of 30 safe houses throughout the Algerian capital that shelter abused women.
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A brutal Algerian group with a long history of violence is suspected of organizing a new force for jihad in Tunisia.
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Suspected Islamic militants decapitated three soldiers in Algeria in an upsurge of violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, reports said Wednesday. Security forces killed seven alleged militants in an ensuing operation.
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Sixteen people have been killed in an attack by an armed group of suspected Islamist militants in southern Algeria, state television said.
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The Roma, also known as Gypsies, remain frequent targets of racist attacks, abuse and police harassment, EU legislators said Thursday.
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Algeria's government has failed to take needed measures to protect women from rape, beatings and widespread legal and economic discrimination, Amnesty International told a U.N. panel on Monday.
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Rebels and opposition politicians in Ivory Coast have pleaded for international help as attacks against them by the military and supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo continued for a second day Friday.
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A bomb attack in Algeria wounds foreign workers and members of their police escort.
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A suicide bombing in Algeria that  killed 19 people and wounded more than 100 marked two worrying  developments for the energy exporting country&#39;s fight to end  attacks by armed groups seeking a purist Islamic state.
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A suicide bombing in Algeria that killed 19 people and wounded more than 100 marked two worrying developments for the energy exporting country's fight to end attacks by armed groups seeking a purist Islamic state.
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Heâs been targeted by nasty rumors and threatened with death. But Archbishop Pius Ncube is still stepping up his efforts to speak out against Zimbabwe's autocratic government.
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Algeria suffered a weekend of violent protests against government plans to raise gas prices, local press reports.
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MEDEA, Algeria: Suspected Algerian Islamic militants killed 16 people in the first attack on civilians since the start of Ramadan, officials said yesterday.
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A long-awaited report paints a devastating picture that shows the plight of Arab women extends far beyond debates over the veil
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Text of unattributed report: "Western Sahara: Morocco censoring pro-Sahrawi internet sites", published Algerian newspaper Liberte website on 3 February  The Kingdom of Morocco is undertaking more and more coercive measures.
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Thousands of women are murdered by their fathers or brothers each year in so-called honour killings, a practice which can only be fought by improving women's role in society, an international conference was ...
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Women in Darfur continue to be subjected to rape by all sides in the brutal conflict in western Sudanese region, the U.N. human rights chief said Thursday &#151; International Women's Day.