Libya

Libyan court sentences former Gaddafi minister to death

MISRATA, Libya - A former minister in the government of Muammar Gaddafi was sentenced to death on Wednesday for inciting violence against protesters during the uprising that led to the Libyan dictator's overthrow in 2011, a lawyer said on Wednesday.

Security headaches dampen investor enthusiasm in Libya

TRIPOLI - The men, some of them armed, arrived at the gates of the Al Hani General Construction Company compound on the outskirts of the Libyan capital and forced their way into the site.

World, 30 Jul 2013

Car bomb defused outside hotel in Libyan capital

TRIPOLI - Libyan security forces defused a dozen bombs found in a car parked outside a luxury hotel in the capital Tripoli, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

World, 30 Jul 2013

Islamist party office attacked as Libya violence persists

TRIPOLI - Assailants attacked an Islamist party office in Tripoli on Monday and a soldier was killed in fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, officials said, in an escalation of violence following the assassination of a political activist last week.

World, 29 Jul 2013

Newborn, pregnant women among 31 migrants drowned off Libya: UNHCR

ROME - A newborn baby and four pregnant women are among 31 migrants feared drowned off the coast of Libya after their boat suffered a puncture and sank while trying to reach southern Europe's shores, the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday.

World, 29 Jul 2013

Islamist party office attacked as Libya violence surges

TRIPOLI - Assailants attacked an Islamist party office in Tripoli and a soldier was killed in fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, officials said, in a wave of unrest since the killing of a political activist last week.

World, 29 Jul 2013

Islamist party office attacked as Libya violence surges

TRIPOLI - Assailants attacked an Islamist party office in Tripoli and a soldier was killed in fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, officials said, in a wave of unrest since the killing of a political activist last week.

World, 29 Jul 2013

Clashes erupt in Libya's Benghazi after blasts, protests

TRIPOLI - At least one soldier was killed in overnight fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, a security official said on Monday, in violence that has surged since last week's killing of an anti-Islamist political activist. | Video

World, 29 Jul 2013

Explosions rock Libya's Benghazi, protesters take to streets

TRIPOLI - Explosions rocked the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday in what appeared to be attacks on judicial buildings, a security official said, sparking protests a day after more than 1,100 inmates escaped during a prison riot there. | Video

World, 28 Jul 2013

Explosions rock Libya's Benghazi, protesters take to streets

TRIPOLI - Explosions rocked the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday in what appeared to be attacks on judicial buildings, a security official said, sparking protests a day after more than 1,100 inmates escaped during a prison riot there. | Video

World, 28 Jul 2013