Algerian prez Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns amid youth protests, army pressure

(G.N.S) Dt. 3 Algiers Succumbing to six weeks of largely peaceful mass protests driven by youth and pressure from the powerful army against his 20-year rule, Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned from jis post. Hundreds took to the streets of the capital after the announcement of the 82-year-old’s departure,