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Father of well-known Libyan activist says armed men abducted his son in the capital Tripoli, which is witnessing ongoing battles between heavily armed militias.

U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake was attending a ceremony for a judicial colleague when he received an urgent - and unusual - request: Lawyers for a condemned inmate wanted him to stop an execution that didn't... U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake was attending a ceremony for a judicial colleague when he received an urgent - and unusual - request: ... (more)

Down a dusty back street in this Sicilian port, a crowded former school houses participants in what some are describing as nothing less than a biblical exodus.

The man behind this idea was none other than David Cameron who thought to offer some help to the broadband users so that it becomes feasible to avoid adult material.

Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in Ukrainian airspace and I wish to extend my condolences to the bereaved families and countries, particularly the Netherlands, the origin of most of the victims and Malaysia, which also lost many people and another plane so soon after another that just disappeared from the sky and its whereabouts are yet ... (more)

Heavy black smoke rose over southern Tripoli on Thursday after rival militias exchanged artillery and rocket fire in a battle over the Libyan capital's airport that has killed more than 50 people in nearly a fortnight of fighting.

A conference launching a new committee to follow up on the case of Shiite Imam Musa Sadr's disappearance.

Turkey may evacuate its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, a day after his ministry advised all Turkish citizens to leave the North African country due to the worsening security situation.

Nigeria's president has reportedly vowed to bring back the more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, saying his government is doing everything possible to secure their release.

Brent crude advanced as fighting intensified between government and rebel forces in Ukraine.

Children play on a tank in the remains of what used to be Muammar Gaddafi's Bab-al-Azzizeya compound in Libya's capital, Tripoli .

In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport.

To celebrate the airline's 40th birthday, Air Malta has painted one of its current aircraft in a retro colour scheme dating from its inception.

The flash points around the world have left President Obama in a somewhat awkward position, as he attempts to continue with this normal schedule of promoting his domestic policy agenda and fundraising for Democrats.

This is not Ben Gurion Airport. The remains of a burnt airplane is pictured at the Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 16, 2014 - Mahmud Turkia/AFP Yesterday a single, solitary Hamas rocket got through our multi layered defences and landed near our airport.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. says it has updated its stock buyback program; lists its latest new vessel deliveries, and gives the release date of its second quarter 2014 earnings report.

On July 21, Libya's Higher National Elections Commission announced the results of the country's second parliamentary elections since the overthrow of the Qaddafi regime three years ago.

A twin suicide bombing at a Libyan army base in Benghazi killed at least four solders in an escalation of clashes between Islamist militants and regular forces battling to oust them from the eastern city.

More than 40 people have been killed over the past week in Libya as rival militias fight for control of the country's largest airport in Tripoli, the capital.

MANILA The Department of Foreign Affairs have been receiving calls from families in the Philippines who want their relatives repatriated from Libya.