Libya

Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources

Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government tro...

Sep 09, 2015 09:05 PM EDT

Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad

While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this su...

Sep 07, 2015 03:05 AM EDT

U.N. sees Libya talks entering final mile, eyes Sept. 20 deal

Talks aimed at uniting Libya's two warring governments are entering the final stretch and there is h...

Sep 05, 2015 03:30 AM EDT

Clan warfare trumps diplomacy in Mali's fragile north

The United Nations has deployed 10,000 peacekeepers and poured more than $1 billion into Mali but it...

Aug 31, 2015 08:10 AM EDT

Mediterranean refugee and migrant numbers pass 300,000 in 2015

The number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe has passed 300,000 th...

Aug 28, 2015 07:47 AM EDT

Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead

A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and...

Aug 28, 2015 04:47 AM EDT

Italy arrests North African traffickers over migrant ship deaths

Italy arrested five North African men on Friday on suspicion of multiple homicide and human traffick...

Aug 08, 2015 07:39 AM EDT

More than 200 feared dead in sinking of migrant boat

Hopes faded of finding more survivors on Thursday from a shipwreck in which 200 migrants are feared ...

Aug 06, 2015 10:01 PM EDT

After Russia U.N. veto, countries seek court for Flight MH17 prosecutions

The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are con...

Jul 31, 2015 03:58 AM EDT

Tunisia says almost wipes out al Qaeda group after attacks

Tunisia's interior minister said security forces had almost wiped out an Islamist militant group lin...

Jul 13, 2015 10:25 AM EDT

State Department won't say if Kerry would testify on Benghazi

The U.S. State Department on Monday declined to say whether Secretary of State John Kerry would be w...

Jun 29, 2015 06:39 PM EDT

Militant group denies U.S. air strike killed Algerian Belmokhtar

The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian mili...

Jun 18, 2015 07:03 PM EDT

Saddam's former army is secret of Baghdadi's success

A year after declaring his caliphate, it is clear that the secret of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's success ...

Jun 17, 2015 05:55 AM EDT

Clinton friend Blumenthal testifies to Benghazi panel

Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime ally of Hillary Clinton who was an unofficial adviser when she was U.S...

Jun 16, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

Libya says Algerian militant Belmokhtar killed in U.S. strike

Libya's recognized government said on Sunday veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar had been k...

Jun 14, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

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