ALGIERS, Algeria, May 20 (UPI) -- Algerian government officials say coordination between al-Qaida and organized crime rings on abductions were worth nearly $19 million in ransoms in 2007.

ALGIERS, Algeria, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Two near-simultaneous bombings Tuesday near Algeria's Supreme Court and the United Nations offices in Algiers killed at least 62 people Tuesday.

ALGIERS, Algeria, May 18 (UPI) -- No political party won a majority in elections for Algeria's parliament, it was announced Friday.

ALGIERS, Algeria, April 9 (UPI) -- Algerian President Abdel Aziz Boutefliqa won a landslide victory in presidential elections, official reports said Friday.