Libya
Islamic State in Libya fights to emulate Iraq, Syria success
MISRATA, Libya The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise.
U.N. wants clarification of report UAE broke Libya arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS The outgoing United Nations envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon of Spain, on Thursday said he would seek a "full clarification" of a newspaper report that the United Arab Emirates was shipping arms to Libyan factions in violation of a U.N. arms embargo.
Heavy fighting in Libya's Benghazi, 16 killed: official
BENGHAZI, Libya At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said on Wednesday.
Two Serbian embassy staff seized in Libyan 'ambush'
BELGRADE/TRIPOLI Two Serbian embassy staff members were abducted in Libya on Sunday when their diplomatic convoy, including the ambassador, came under fire in the coastal city of Sabratha.
Outgoing U.N. Libya envoy urges factions to accept unity plan
UNITED NATIONS The outgoing United Nations envoy to Libya on Thursday urged Libya's rival factions to halt their attempts to obstruct a power-sharing plan intended to end a long-standing political crisis in the conflict torn country.
Gunmen snatch dozens of Tunisians in Libya: officials
TUNIS Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in western Libya to demand the release of a Libyan arrested in Tunisia, families and authorities said on Thursday.
Tripoli faction seeks relaunch of Libya talks, says U.N. envoy biased
TRIPOLI Libya's self-proclaimed government in Tripoli wants a relaunch of U.N.-sponsored talks aimed at ending the country's civil war because it says the outgoing U.N. envoy is biased in favor of an internationally recognized rival administration in the east.
For Libya U.N. deal, former rebel brigades mean success or failure
MISRATA, Libya In Misrata, a statue of a fist crushing a U.S. fighter jet that rebels seized as war bounty from Muammar Gaddafi's compound stands testimony to the city's part in Libya's 2011 revolution.
Trial of Gaddafi son adjourned to December
TRIPOLI The son of deposed Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi appeared in a Tripoli court on Sunday to face charges of murdering a football player and other crimes before the 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
Libya accuses Italian navy of violating waters
TRIPOLI Libya's elected government has accused the Italian navy of violating the country's territorial waters after authorities said they spotted three Italian warships off the eastern coast, but Italy's government on Sunday dismissed the claim.
The battle for Gaddafi's hometown
A visual chronology of the rebel campaign to oust Gaddafi. Slideshow
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