A picture taken in 1971 shows a nuclear explosion in
A picture taken in 1971 shows a nuclear explosion in Mururoa atoll. France said on March 24, 2009 it will compensate 150,000 victims of nuclear testing carried out in the ...

Residents, some holding portraits of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, wait
Residents, some holding portraits of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, wait for the arrival of Bouteflika, who campaigns for the upcoming presidential elections in El Oued, some 600 kilometers (373 miles) ...

French Defense Minister Herve Morin gives a press conference on
French Defense Minister Herve Morin gives a press conference on March 24, 2009 in Paris that France will compensate 150,000 victims of nuclear testing carried out in the 1960s in ...

A stork in seen roosting near Setif, 300 km (186
A stork in seen roosting near Setif, 300 km (186 mi) east of Algiers March 24,2009. The spring season is usually signaled in Algeria by the return of the stork. ...

A supporter holds a poster of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
A supporter holds a poster of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as Bouteflika campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election in El-Oued, southeast of Algiers, March 24, 2009. Well-known opposition figures are ...

A supporter holding a poster of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
A supporter holding a poster of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cheers as Bouteflika campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election in El-Oued, southeast of Algiers, March 24, 2009. Well-known opposition figures ...

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) shakes hands with supporters as
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) shakes hands with supporters as he campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election in El-Oued, southeast of Algiers, March 24, 2009. Well-known opposition figures are boycotting ...

A stork in seen roosting near Setif, 300 km (186
A stork in seen roosting near Setif, 300 km (186 mi) east of Algiers March 24,2009. The spring season is usually signaled in Algeria by the return of the stork. ...

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (C) greets supporters while flanked by
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (C) greets supporters while flanked by his bodyguards as he campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election in Ouargla, about 800 km (500 miles) southeast of Algiers, ...