U.S., France Keep Up Pressure For Mali Intervention Force

Algeria is feeling the heat over its reluctance to take part in an international mission in Mali.

The United States and France have been lobbying Algeria to support an emergency military intervention in northern Mali, the Washington Post reports.

An international counterterrorism force is being formed in an effort to drive Al-Qaida-linked insurgents from the region.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers on...