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US, NATO allies to consider Libya military training mission
BRUSSELS — U.S. officials will discuss this week with NATO allies the possibility of establishing a military training mission for Libya’s fledgling security forces, defense officials said Monday, as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived...Show More Summary
ICC to Libya: Hand over Gadhafi's son
The battle continues over which court should try the son of deceased Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.In the latest sign of a growing divide, the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected Libya's bid to try Saif al-Islam Gadhafi...Show More Summary
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA - 2nd June 2013
Magnitude mb 4.4Region CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEADate time 2013-06-02 02:47:57.0 UTCLocation 34.97 N ; 19.36 EDepth 10 kmDistances 292 km N of Al ‘?q?r?yah, Libya / pop: 23,164 / local time: 04:47:57.0 2013-06-02
Libya becomes 'the new Mali' amid Islamist shift
Suicide attacks on a French-run mine and a military base in northern Niger have shown how an Islamist threat is spreading across the weak nations of the Sahara, meaning France may be tied down there for years to come.Regional rivalries...Show More Summary
Three soldiers killed in attack in Libya's Benghazi
Unknown assailants threw an explosive device at a military checkpoint in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi early on Wednesday, killing three soldiers and injuring three others, security officials said.The attack was the latest in a...Show More Summary
France calls for action against Islamists in southern Libya....Hang on! Isn't because of us they are now in control?
France urged African nations on Tuesday to make a concerted effort to tackle a growing Islamist threat in the deserts of southern Libya.French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, speaking on a visit to Niger where suicide bombers attacked...Show More Summary
Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi
Armed groups attacked military posts in Libya's second city Benghazi with bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade, an army commander said on Saturday.Nearly two years after the uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, the government...Show More Summary
Obama loses battle over Benghazi disclosures
President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last September.Obama...Show More Summary
Deadly Benghazi blast caused by fishing explosives: official
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.But rights activists said...Show More Summary
Benghazi police bombed for second time in three days
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.The attacks are the latest signs of insecurity in Libya's...Show More Summary
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR COAST OF LIBYA - 11th May 2013
Magnitude mb 4.7Region NEAR COAST OF LIBYADate time 2013-05-11 04:42:40.0 UTCLocation 32.91 N ; 12.31 EDepth 15 kmDistances 21 km E of Zuw?rah, Libya / pop: 45,000 / local time: 06:42:40.0 2013-05-11
Benghazi emails put pressure on White House
The Obama administration denied Republican accusations of a cover-up in last year's deadly attack in Libya, moving on Friday to defuse a renewed political controversy after a news report said memos on the incident were edited to omit...Show More Summary
British Embassy Withdraws Staff In Libya
The British Embassy in Libya is temporarily withdrawing a small number of staff because of "ongoing political uncertainty".http://news.sky.com/story/1089286/british-embassy-withdraws-staff-in-libya
Explosions hit two police stations in Libya's Benghazi
A bomb exploded outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in the early hours of Friday, damaging the building and shattering the windows of a school opposite but causing no injuries, a police official said.Around...Show More Summary
Libya defense minister quits over siege of ministries by gunmen
Libya's defense minister resigned on Tuesday in protest at a siege by gunmen of two government ministries that he denounced as an assault on democracy.He was the first cabinet minister to quit in a crisis over the siege, which armedShow More Summary
Libyan protesters try to oust PM
Despite the passage of a law banning Gadhafi-era officials from Libya's government, armed groups continued their blockade of two ministry buildings in Tripoli on Monday, this time demanding the dismissal of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.The...Show More Summary
No.2 U.S. official in Libya says diplomats knew Benghazi consulate attack was terrorism 'from the get-go'
Diplomats in Libya knew the assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was a terrorist attack 'from the get-go,' the number-two American official in the country will testify this week. The revelation by Gregory Hicks, the deputy chief...Show More Summary