FROM CNN WIRES: Algiers, Algeria (CNN) – Islamist militants who seized Westerners at an Algerian gas plant are demanding a safe passage to nearby Libya, authorities said, as fallout from the French offensive in Mali reverberates globally. The BP gas field is 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of the Libyan border and 1,300 kilometers from … Continue reading Americans held hostage in Algeria, while reports claim some captives escape – Dan Rivers reports