Thousands in Algeria protest regime for 29th week

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Protesters are piling into the streets of the Algerian capital on the 29th straight week of demonstrations, and the first since army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah said he wants a date set by Sept. 15 for presidential elections.
Algeria has been without an elected president since protesters, helped by the powerful army chief, forced Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign in early April.
Several thousand pro-democracy protesters gathered in Algiers’ streets on Friday, monitore