Al-Qaeda’s wing in North Africa said it had killed a French hostage it was holding in response to a raid by France and Mauritania against the group.
A leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic said in an audio recording that Michel Germaneau was killed on Saturday in revenge for the killing of six group members in the raid. French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office in Paris said it had no confirmation of the hostage’s death and was checking the report. Retired engineer Germaneau, 78, was kidnapped in April and believed to be in the hands of Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, leader of the more hard-line of two AQIM factions operating in the Sahara. The raid into Mali was a sign of an escalating European and African response to the militants, who have evolved from an Islamist insurgency in Algeria into a regional network with bases in remote desert areas outside the control of states. Mauritanian officials have said six fighters were initially killed and a seventh later died of wounds. They captured insurgent weapons and vehicles. Germaneau is the latest in a string of Western hostages who have fallen prey to a new tactic by armed groups in the region, often claiming allegiance to Al-Qaeda, to secure funding.

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The U.S. men’s soccer team is still relishing their 1-0 win over Algeria which advanced them into the round of 16. The AP’s John Mone says the team is now looking forward to a match up against Ghana. He has the story from Pretoria, South Africa. (June 24).
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The USA VS Algeria match was played yesterday and the stadium was filled with thousands of football fans. The match was very important for both the teams, the USA team played very well, The Algerian team really need ed to win yesterday’s match, because the team has not won even a single match since the start of the Fifa World Cup 2010

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Latest Update Us Algeria:PRETORIA, South Africa — Four years of careful planning, during which U.S. coach Bob Bradley used 92 players and guided his team through 18 qualifying matches in nine countries (along with several other tournaments and dozens of friendlies) will come down to 90 minutes on Wednesday afternoon in the South African city of Pretoria.

Draws with England and Slovenia have set the stage: The Americans must defeat Algeria to ensure passage to the round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup. A loss means the end of the road, while a tie leaves the U.S. needing a favorable result between their previous two opponents in Port Elizabeth.

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The United States football lovers were pretty excited to see yesterdays match. The World Cup FIFA match between United States of America and Algeria was going to decide whether the United States team will go any fur ther in the world cup or will they return to their country.

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PRETORIA, South Africa — Algeria striker Rafik Saifi has been involved in an altercation with a journalist after his team was eliminated from the World Cup. The incident following Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to the United States happened at Loftus Versfeld. A female reporter from an Algerian publication was heard shouting at Saifi, who left the stadium holding his lip and refusing to respond to questions.

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USA beats Algeria 1-0 on a Landon Donovan Goal! World Cup 2010!
The United States beat Algeria around one minute into injury time to advance out of World Cup Group C! Landon Donovan kicked in a rebound off a Jozy Altidore attempt in a game the US looked close to drawing and being eliminated. A Clint [...]

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In an effort to neutralize Algeria’s speed, USA’s coach Bob Bradley went with a smaller and faster lineup. He moved players around in order to accommodate his game plans. Bradley took out defender Oguchi Onyeu and started Jonathan Bornstein.And they got the goal that they needed in order to win 1-0 over the Algerians.
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