ALGIERS, Algeria, June 18 (UPI) -- The killing of some 20 Algerian paramilitary policemen in a desert ambush Wednesday by Islamist extremists linked to al-Qaida was a show of force by the jihadists who appear determined to expand their operations across the region and open a new terror front.

LONDON, June 3 (UPI) -- The North African arm of al-Qaida claimed Wednesday it executed British hostage Edwin Dyer, blaming the British government for the man's death.

LONDON, April 27 (UPI) -- A British hostage will die within 20 days unless extremist cleric Abu Qatada is released from a maximum-security jail, al-Qaida's North Africa arm says.

LONDON, April 5 (UPI) -- British authorities say they doubt claims that radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada is smuggling out letters from his isolation cell in Long Lartin Prison.

STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, awarded radical cleric Abu Qatada roughly $3,500 Thursday for what it said was unfair detention.

LONDON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A British House of Lords panel ruled Wednesday that the radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported to Jordan to stand trial on terrorism charges.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- An alleged terrorist cell arrested in Belgium as European leaders gathered in Brussels in December had high-level al-Qaida contacts, sources say.

LONDON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Extremist Muslim cleric Abu Qatada will remain in a British jail indefinitely after allegedly breaking the terms of his earlier bail, officials said.

LONDON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada has been arrested after allegedly breaking the terms of his London home detention, officials said.