Scores killed in Algeria attack

Algeria’s main Islamist group said it had joined al-Qaeda, reaffirming its proclaimed allegiance to Osama bin Laden’s organisation.

Algerian fighters, who the government alleges maintain links to al-Qaida, killed 11 soldiers in the worst attack in months.

An Algeria rebel group has killed 10 soldiers in an ambush on a military convoy after rejecting any truce with the government.