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Libya not ready to embrace new form of government; House representatives won't follow United Nations' suggestion

Representatives from the Libyan government are firm in casting out new government being suggested by...

Jan 22, 2016 10:35 PM EST

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

Unable to halt Europe-bound migrants, Tripoli demands help

Europe cannot halt the deadly traffic of African migrants across the Mediterranean unless it ends a ...

May 24, 2015 06:12 AM EDT

Murder and abuse before deadly migrant crossing

Italian investigators are piecing together a picture of beatings and abuse that hundreds of Africans...

Apr 25, 2015 06:58 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 could agree on unity government leaders this week: U.N. envoy

Libya's warring groups could agree this week on the leaders of a national unity government to try to...

Mar 24, 2015 08:30 AM EDT

Egyptian Church confirms 21 killed in Libya after Islamic State issues video

Islamic State released a video on Sunday purporting to show the beheading of a group of Egyptian Chr...

Feb 15, 2015 06:15 PM EST

Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital

Heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Tripoli favored by Libyan officials and visiting dele...

Jan 28, 2015 02:34 AM EST

Libya's factions agree to new talks in Geneva next week

Libya's factions have agreed to a new round of U.N.-backed negotiations to attempt to end the confli...

Jan 11, 2015 12:03 AM EST

U.N.-brokered Libya dialogue delayed again: diplomatic sources

A new round of U.N.-brokered peace talks aimed at ending the escalating political crisis in Libya ha...

Jan 05, 2015 02:42 AM EST

U.N. to widen Libya peace talks by including rival parliament

The United Nations will widen a new round of talks aimed at ending Libya's escalating political cris...

Dec 09, 2014 06:52 AM EST

Angry families of MH17 crash victims seek U.N. investigation

Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the...

Dec 06, 2014 08:13 PM EST

Libyan PM says government responsible for bombing Tripoli airport

Libya's internationally-recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Tuesday his government'...

Nov 25, 2014 11:47 PM EST

Libya faces chaos as top court rejects elected assembly

Libya's Supreme Court declared the internationally recognized parliament on Thursday as unconstituti...

Nov 06, 2014 06:08 PM EST

Group that seized Tripoli takes Libyan government, oil company websites

A self-declared Libyan government set up by an armed group that seized the capital in August has tak...

Oct 14, 2014 10:07 AM EDT

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