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Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrives at Toronto International Airport, June 24, 2010 for the G8, G20 Summit in Toronto and Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. UPI/Heinz Ruckemann
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The "minor stroke" that felled Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has plunged the government into crisis.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was hospitalized in Paris after suffering a minor stroke, officials said.
Japan confirmed the death of its last missing national in the Algerian gas plant hostage crisis, raising to 10 the toll of its nationals in the incident.
Algeria is strategically important to Europe as a source of natural gas, and expanding its energy potential is vital to compensate for declining supplies from the North Sea.
The Algerian military's response to the seizure of a major gas complex underlines how the military controls the North African state and will brook no challenge.
Algeria is reported to be intensifying counter-insurgency training for its army and air force to help mount an offensive against jihadists in northern Mali.
U.S. intelligence, alarmed at a jihadist sanctuary in Mali, is considering providing Algeria with a surveillance satellite to monitor al-Qaida operations.
French President Francois Hollande began a two-day trip to Algeria Wednesday, hoping to ink several business deals, officials said.
French President Francois Hollande flies to Algeria seeking to persuade its leaders to back armed intervention in Mali to crush Islamist militants there.
Algeria's state energy company Sonatrach is pushing an $80 billion, five-year investment program to expand its oil and natural gas industry.
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