Claims by Nigerian militant group Ansaru that it killed seven hostages seized last month have been backed by the Italian government while the Greek foreign ministry says it believes its national is dead. Britain has followed saying the British hos...

International teams are now being allowed access to the Algerian gas facility stormed by terrorists last week. A total of 37 foreign hostages from eight different countries (including three from the US), along with 11 Algerian workers, were killed...

A British survivor of the Algerian hostage crisis has told how he fled the besieged BP Algerian gas complex in a "Great Escape" style scene after hiding from the terrorists for more than a day.

Algerian special forces have killed 11 rebels in what is described as a final assault to retake the In Amenas gas facility. The state news agency APS says seven foreign hostages have been killed by militants. That brings to between 19 and 37 the n...

Algerian forces say they have freed hundreds of captives in an ongoing hostage crisis at a gas plant in the southeast. More than two dozen fighters have also been killed. But Algerian media reports say at least 30 people are still unaccounted for...

The Algerian raid that left an unknown number of hostages dead during the ongoing crisis has provoked international anger among countries not informed or consulted. Algeria says the action freed "a significant number" of hostages, but 60 are still...

As details of the Algerian hostage crisis remained murky, British PM David Cameron warned the public should brace for bad news. An unknown number of hostages were killed when the Algerian military raided the seized Sahara gas facility and British ...

An Algerian military raid to free hostages at a desert gas plant is over, according to state media. Multiple fatalities have been reported, but it's still unclear exactly how many people were killed. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan reports.

Islamic militants have told a Mauritanian news outlet that that 35 hostages were killed but seven are still alive after Algerian military helicopters strafed a gas complex deep in the Sahara in Algeria.

The British Foreign Office tells CNN that Algerian authorities have confirmed an "ongoing operation" amid unconfirmed reports of possible hostage casualties. Dan Rivers reports.