40 arrested, 500 rescued from trafficking ring
Forty people were arrested and 500 people rescued after a swoop on human trafficking across West Africa, Interpol said.
Libya
Benghazi port reopens after 3 years of conflict
Benghazi port reopens after 3 years of conflict
Benghazi's commercial port officially reopened on Sunday after a three-year closure due to fighting between rival factions in the east Libyan city.
Benghazi airport reopens after being closed during war
Benghazi airport reopens after being closed during war
Benghazi's international airport officially reopened for commercial flights amid a heavy security presence after a three-year closure due to fighting in the city.
Libya commander declares battle for Benghazi victory
Libya commander declares battle for Benghazi victory
Libya's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said his forces had taken full control of Libya's second city Benghazi from rival armed groups after a three-year campaign.
Deadly blast in Libyan city
Deadly blast in Libyan city
A car bomb has killed at least three people outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, doctors say, in a further sign of the growing disorder that threatens to unhinge an already creaking transition to lawful, democratic rule.
Police stations bombed in Libya unrest
Police stations bombed in Libya unrest
Bombs exploded outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and Britain temporarily cut staff at its embassy in Tripoli because of security fears.
Libyan politician survives assassination attempt
Libyan politician survives assassination attempt
The head of Libya's parliament has survived an assassination attempt unharmed at his home in the remote desert interior of the country, his spokesman says.
Libyan police killed in Benghazi attack
Libyan police killed in Benghazi attack
Four policemen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi were killed when a police compound was attacked, a security official said, in the latest violence to plague the cradle of Libya's uprising.
Rival Libya militias battle in Tripoli
Rival Libya militias battle in Tripoli
Rival Libyan militias have fired guns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other in Tripoli and set fire to a former intelligence building in one of the worst breakdowns in security in the capital since Muammar Gaddafi's fall.
Libya congress approves new PM's proposed government
Libya congress approves new PM's proposed government
Libya's General National Congress has approved new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's proposed government line-up but it cut its session short as security forces fended off protesters outside.
Clashes resume in former Gaddafi stronghold
Clashes resume in former Gaddafi stronghold
Libyan militiamen aligned to the Defence Ministry have shelled the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid, extending a feud between two towns that demonstrates the country's deep divisions a year after the veteran leader was killed.
Libyan Prime Minister forced to stand down
Libyan Prime Minister forced to stand down
Libya's national congress has dismissed the newly elected prime minister in a vote of no confidence which underscored the difficulties of forming a government which can unite the country's different factions and regions.
Libya leader apologises for Gaddafi crimes
Libya leader apologises for Gaddafi crimes
Libya's newly appointed leader has apologised at the United Nations for the crimes of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi and told critics that supporting the Arab Spring was worth it.
Guerrillas yield streets of east Libya town
Guerrillas yield streets of east Libya town
A day after their once feared Islamist militia decided to disband, a dozen die-hard fighters of the Abu Slim Brigade screamed towards us in their cars and piled out, red-faced with fury at the "infidels" come to witness their retreat.
50 arrests over US consulate attack
50 arrests over US consulate attack
Libyan leader Mohammed Magarief says about 50 people have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi last week, which he said was planned by foreigners linked to al Qaeda.
Former Gaddafi spy chief handed back to Libya
Former Gaddafi spy chief handed back to Libya
Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi has been taken into Libyan government custody after being extradited by Mauritania to face charges of crimes against humanity, officials said.
Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya
Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya
Unknown assailants have attacked a compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Libyan port of Misrata with grenades and rockets, forcing it to suspend its work there and in the eastern city of Benghazi, the agency said.
Libyans hail vote as start of 'freedom era'
Libyans hail vote as start of 'freedom era'
Nine months after Muammar Gaddafi's death at the hands of rebels, Libya has defied fears it would descend into violence by pulling off a largely peaceful election, its first national and free vote in 60 years.
Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest
Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest
Libya holds its first free national election in 60 years today in a vote designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east and unrest in the desert south.
Chaos as militias clash at Tripoli airport
Chaos as militias clash at Tripoli airport
Clashes broke out between rival Libyan militias at Tripoli's international airport on Monday after gunmen drove armed pickup trucks on to the tarmac and surrounded planes, forcing the airport to cancel flights.