Muammar Gaddafi

Powers back unity government in Libya to deter Islamic State

Global powers on Sunday backed the formation of a national unity government in Libya, pledging econo...

Dec 13, 2015 09:58 PM EST

Tripoli confirms new Lockerbie suspects include Gaddafi spy chief

The two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie bombing investigation are Abdullah al-Senussi, the form...

Oct 16, 2015 09:08 AM EDT

U.N. proposes unity government for Libya's warring factions, Tripoli balks

The United Nations on Thursday proposed a national unity government to Libya's warring factions to e...

Oct 08, 2015 11:08 PM 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

Tripoli negotiator quits day before new Libya peace talks

A senior negotiator from one of Libya's two parliaments on Wednesday quit United Nations-sponsored t...

Aug 26, 2015 09:23 PM EDT

Libyan prime minister Thinni says he will resign: TV

Libya's internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview ...

Aug 11, 2015 09:07 PM EDT

Libyan court sentences Gaddafi son Saif, eight other ex-officials to death

A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-...

Jul 28, 2015 07:44 AM EDT

Europe threatens sanctions on Libyans over peace impasse

The European Union is considering sanctions against Libya's warring factions who fail to agree to a ...

Jul 20, 2015 09:24 AM EDT

Amid spat with ICC, Habre trial raises hope for African justice

With many Africans denouncing the International Criminal Court as 'white man's justice', the trial o...

Jul 20, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

International tribunal looks like best chance for MH17 justice - Dutch sources

The Netherlands is discussing with its allies an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected...

Jun 23, 2015 07:14 PM EDT

Libyan group detains 170 Tunisians over commander's arrest: Tunis

An armed group allied to the Libya Dawn forces controlling Tripoli has detained 170 Tunisians in the...

May 18, 2015 09:31 AM EDT

Libya's official government bans Bangladeshi workers from entry

Libya's official government has banned Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many we...

May 17, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

Libya's Benghazi, cradle of anti-Gaddafi revolt, torn by chaos that followed

When Libyan government forces and Islamist militants battled with artillery guns right in his distri...

Apr 30, 2015 06:12 AM EDT

Gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed

Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday ...

Apr 12, 2015 08:43 AM EDT

Libya, Egypt ask U.N. to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State

Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Li...

Feb 20, 2015 06:59 AM EST

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