Muammar Gaddafi

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

2013-05-17 17:21:00

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...

U.S. and Russia to seek Syria peace talks

2013-05-07 17:52:00

MOSCOW — The United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to bring together the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition for peace talks, signaling a potential breakthrough in long-stalled diplomatic efforts to end a bloody...

China's Middle East footprint

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Security in the Forbidden City across the street from the Great Hall of the People was tight last month when Li Keqiang was installed as premier of China. But the uniformed guards weren't armed with automatic weapons. Instead, they were equipped with fire...

Car bomb explodes at French Embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 09:24:00

CAIRO -- A car bomb exploded at the French Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, injuring three people and raising the specter that Islamist militants were seeking retribution for France’s military strikes against extremists in the West African...

Old animosities thrive in post-Kadafi Libya

2013-04-08 21:09:00

ZINTAN, Libya — The prized scion of Moammar Kadafi is a prisoner of tribesmen in these mountains of scrub and ocher rock. The rebels who captured him after the 2011 civil war that toppled his father have refused to turn him over to the central...

McManus: Inching toward Syria

2013-03-27 00:00:00

Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now. Yet the Obama administration is edging reluctantly into a civil war in Syria, aiding rebels...

The Week in Pictures | February 18 – 24

2013-02-22 15:24:52

Pictures in the News | February 15, 2013

2013-02-15 09:44:32

Libya ordered to surrender former Kadafi spy chief

2013-02-07 10:32:00

Libya must hand over its former intelligence chief under ousted strongman Moammar Kadafi, the International Criminal Court has ordered. The push to surrender Abdullah Senussi �is the latest turn in the tug-of-war over where Kadafi insiders will stand...

France, Western allies likely to be mired in Mali for years

2013-01-30 02:00:00

French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the...

In Africa, resilient Al Qaeda flaunts power to terrorize

2013-01-18 02:00:00

A deadly hostage-taking at an Algerian gas complex and an armed international confrontation in Mali herald the opening of another front in the global war on terrorism and serve as stark reminders that Al Qaeda retains the power to inflict death and...

Jenni Rivera family to file lawsuit against plane owner

2013-01-10 09:22:17

In Libya, President Mandela visits with leader Moammar Kadafi.

2013-03-09 10:12:00

An anti-Gadhafi fighter points at the drain where Moammar Gadhafi was hiding before he was captured in Sirte October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may have finally

2012-10-20 00:00:00

The extent of the Libyan colonel's vast wealth came to light in a stunning fashion after he was killed in an uprising over his rule last year.

2012-10-18 11:17:25