Libya
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.
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.
Libya's ports reopen after protests, gas complex attacked
TRIPOLI - Libya's oil terminals at Tobruk and Zueitina re-opened over the weekend after protests forced both ports to shut, Libya's deputy oil minister Omar Shakmak said.
White House releases Benghazi emails, seeks to defuse fuss
WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday sought to defuse controversy over its handling of last year's killing of Americans in Benghazi, Libya, by releasing emails detailing a back-and-forth discussion inside the administration about how to describe the incident to the public.
Man killed in attack on police station in Libya's Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya - A man was killed in an overnight attack on police in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and their station was later set on fire in a possible act of revenge for the killing, police sources said on Wednesday.
Deadly Benghazi blast caused by fisherman's explosives
TRIPOLI - A blast that killed three people in Libya's second city Benghazi was caused by fishing explosives that detonated accidentally, not a car bomb as originally thought, a local government official said on Tuesday.
Car bomb kills three outside hospital in Libya's Benghazi
BENGHAZI - A car bomb killed at least three people outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, doctors said, in a further sign of the growing disorder that threatens to unhinge an already creaking transition to lawful, democratic rule.
Gaddafi cousin goes on trial in Egypt for attempted murder
CAIRO - A cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi went on trial in Egypt on Monday on charges of attempted murder in a case that has blocked his extradition to Libya.
End of siege fails to dispel Libyan security fears
TRIPOLI - Gunmen have ended a siege of Libya's foreign and justice ministries but the two-week standoff has left many unresolved questions about the government's ability to impose its authority in the capital, let alone the restive east of the country.
Benghazi police bombed for second time in three days
BENGHAZI - Two more police stations were attacked in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi in the early hours of Sunday morning, the local council said, after two others were bombed on Friday.
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The battle for Gaddafi's hometown
A visual chronology of the rebel campaign to oust Gaddafi. Slideshow
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