Libya

Libya

• Libya's defense minister rescinds resignation

  Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government ... 

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  Diplomat: US team stopped from going to Benghazi

  Four members of Army special forces ready to head to Benghazi, Libya, after the deadly assault on the American diplomatic mission had ended were told ... 

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  Libya militias not backing down from protest

  A number of Libyan militias refused to back down on Monday from their protests outside government buildings, despite passage of a sweeping law that ... 

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  Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again

  The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh ... 

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  Anti-militia protest attacked in Libya

  Hundreds of Libyan pro-democracy advocates marched in Tripoli on Friday, denouncing militias' recent blockade of government buildings and coming under ... 

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  Biden, Kerry honor fallen diplomats

  Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the courage and dedication of U.S. diplomats slain in the line of duty as they led ... 

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  Gadhafi's son appears in Libya court; case delayed

  Wearing a sky-blue safari suit and a pair of sandals, the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his second court appearance this year ... 

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  Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

  International military action against Syria's government over its alleged use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most ... 

• GOP persists with questions about Benghazi attack

  Congressional Republicans are continuing to pepper the Obama administration with questions about last year's deadly attack on the U.S. 

• Gunmen surround Libya Foreign Ministry

  Libya's prime minister warned of a perilous security situation Sunday after armed men stormed the Interior Ministry and a state-owned television ... 

• Bomb hits Libya police station in Benghazi

  An explosion hit a police station in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, a day after militants killed a pro-government militiaman in an ... 

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  Red line: Obama cautious on Syria chemical weapons

  Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his "calculus" about U.S. 

• US has a range of military options in Syria

  U.S. commanders have laid out a range of possible options for military involvement in Syria, but they have made it clear that any action would likely ... 

• Italy's Eni 1Q earns down 57 percent

  Italy's largest energy company, Eni SpA, says that its first-quarter profits dropped 57 percent, partly because conflicts in Nigeria and Libya led to ... 

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  Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria

  In a war-battered suburb of Damascus, a commander for one of the smaller nationalist brigades fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad ... 

• GOP report faults State Dept. on Libya security

  An interim report released Tuesday by House Republicans faults the State Department and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for security ... 

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  Car bomb at French Embassy in Libya wounds 3

  A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst ... 

• Libyan officers demand dismissal of military chief

  Libyan military officers are demanding the dismissal of the army chief of staff, pledging to go on strike if he is not replaced. Hundreds of officers ... 

• Top Gadhafi aide to face trial in Egypt

  A cousin and onetime top aid of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi will face trial in Egypt on charges of attempted murder. Prosecutor Hamdi ... 

• Probe opens of alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy

  Paris prosecutors on Friday began investigating whether the winning presidential campaign of former President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 may have ... 

• FIFA: Libya safe to host WCup soccer qualifiers

  FIFA authorized Libya to host World Cup qualifying matches, saying the country is safe enough for its first international home games since the ... 

• FIFA declares Libya safe to host WCup qualifiers

  Libya has been declared safe to host World Cup qualifying matches, the first national team games on home ground since the uprising that ousted Moammar ... 

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  Months after Benghazi, Kerry says US chasing leads

  Seven months after the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya, the Obama administration on Wednesday insisted that it was making progress in ...