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Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on Thursday.

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U.S. probe of Benghazi attack focused on more than five suspects

WASHINGTON - An investigation of the attacks on the American diplomatic mission and nearby annex in Benghazi, Libya, last year is looking at more than five potential suspects, a U.S. national security source said on Wednesday.

World, 22 May 2013

EU approves sending border security advisers to Libya

BRUSSELS - European Union governments approved a mission on Wednesday to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns that Islamist militants and weapons move freely across the North African country's frontier.

World, Africa, Mali 22 May 2013

Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanon's Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Lebanese supporters of rival factions in Syria's civil war battled overnight in the city of Tripoli in the worst such bout of spillover violence since the conflict started two years ago.

World, Syria 22 May 2013

France beefs up Africa, Middle East embassy security

PARIS - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

World, Africa, Mali, France, 22 May 2013

Libyan interior minister submits resignation: official sources

TRIPOLI - Libya's interior minister has submitted his resignation, two official sources said on Tuesday, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi but have since stalled the transition to democracy.

World, 21 May 2013

Three killed during Syria-related clashes in Lebanese city

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Three people were killed in further sectarian fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday, security sources said, raising the death toll from four days of sporadic conflict related to Syria's civil war to nine.

World, 21 May 2013

Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants : UN

UNITED NATIONS - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said on Monday.

World, Africa, United Nations, 20 May 2013

Tensions over Syria convulse Lebanese city again, 5 killed

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Five people have been killed and about 50 wounded in two days of fighting in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, a spillover of violence from the civil war in Syria.

World, Syria 20 May 2013

Tensions over Syria convulse Lebanese city again, 3 killed

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, as sectarian violence spilled over from the civil war in Syria. | Video

World, Lebanon 20 May 2013

The conflict in photos

Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire 130mm howitzers at pro-Gaddafi forces near east of Sirte, September 23, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

The battle for Gaddafi's hometown

A visual chronology of the rebel campaign to oust Gaddafi.  Slideshow