Algeria troops kill 13 militants

Security officials in Algeria say government forces have killed thirteen Islamic militants in a mountainous region in the northwest of the country.

A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was reported to have been recovered during the operation.

It's the latest in a series of clashes during an offensive launched by the government on militant positions in western Algeria a week ago.

More than fifty rebels are reported to have been killed in the campaign.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service