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 Algeria, January 2003
Algeria, February 2003
Algeria, March 2003
Algeria, April 2003
Algeria, May 2003
Algeria, June 2003
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Algeria, December 2003
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  Chirac given rapturous reception Hundreds of thousands of Algerians welcomed French President in the first official state visit by a French leader since 1962
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| Mar.6 |
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Plane crashes, killing 102| Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff in southern Algeria. At least one person survived | |
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| Apr.4 |
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 Sahara scoured for lost tourists Searchers using camels and helicopters equipped with heat-seeking sensors have scoured for 21 tourists, mostly Germans
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| Apr.8 |
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Missing tourists search gains momentum Tiny but insufficient clues to 29 European whereabouts surfaced. Special teams from Europe arrived
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| May.4 |
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Algeria 'negotiating tourists' freedom' Talks are under way to secure the freedom of 31 Europeans who are being held in the Sahara desert
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| May.14 |
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 17 Sahara tourist hostages freed| Commandos freed 10 Austrians, 6 Germans and a Swede kidnapped by a terrorist group linked to al Qaeda | |
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| May.19 |
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Raid frees last Sahara tourists Commandos freed the last 15 European tourists held by armed Islamist militants
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| May.21 |
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake| 51,000 homeless and 8,626 injured. Survivors accused the government of turning a blind eye to shoddy construction | |
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| May.22 |
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Quake death toll tops 800 Nearly 6,000 injured. Supplies, equipment, blood and manpower ran short
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Quake rescuers race against time Rescue workers are searching the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment blocks in the hope of finding survivors
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| May.23 |
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Child pulled from quake rubble| A 2-year-old girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of a five-storey apartment building | |
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Hopes fade of more quake survivors Rescue of two 2-year-old girls were rare bright spots. Earthquake killed more than 1,600 people
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| May.24 |
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Fury as quake toll rises Survivors and the media vented their anger at the government's inadequate rescue efforts
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President faces fury over quake| Angry crowds pelted Abdelaziz Bouteflika with debris and insults when he tried to tour villages devastated by earthquake | |
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| May.25 |
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Rescuers battle to save quake girl Rescuers fought desperately to find an 11-year-old Sabrina as bulldozers moved in to clear bodies and debris
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| May.27 |
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Aftershock hits quake zone 3 people are reported killed and almost 200 injured after a 5.8 aftershock
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| May.29 |
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New quake causes panic A new earthquake is causing some injury and damage and terrifying thousands on the coast
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| Jun.30 |
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Fatal plane crash A military aircraft crashed into a populated area, killing at least 8 people and injuring 4 others
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| Jul.2 |
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 Islamist leaders freed The top 2 leaders of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front have been freed from custody after serving their 12-year
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