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The son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was due to appear at a pre-trial hearing with more than 30 others in Tripoli Thursday although doubts remained whether his ex-rebel captors would allow him to attend.

• 19 сентября 2013, 13:35

Gunmen attacked Libya's interior ministry building in the capital Tripoli late Tuesday, forcing its closure.

• 04 июля 2013, 10:00

Fighting erupted in Tripoli when gunmen tried to free comrades seized by ex-rebels, and an army officer was assassinated in Benghazi.

• 27 июня 2013, 17:29

Libya said on Sunday it will appeal to the International Criminal Court to reverse its decision to prosecute Seif al-Islam, a son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

• 04 июня 2013, 10:02

France's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Libya and its neighbours to work together to tackle threats from "terrorist groups".

• 29 мая 2013, 18:59

A powerful car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing and wounding dozens and unleashing international condemnation.

• 14 мая 2013, 11:57

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton was never questioned by investigators looking into the attack on the US mission in Libya that claimed the life of the US ambassador.

• 13 мая 2013, 18:58

Libya's General National Congress, under pressure from militiamen, on Sunday voted through a controversial law to exclude former regime officials from public posts in a move that could see the premier removed from office.

• 06 мая 2013, 16:24

US authorities on Wednesday released pictures of three men it said were present during the September 11, 2012 attack on the US mission in eastern Libya, saying it wanted to question them.

• 02 мая 2013, 17:23

An explosion hit a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday, causing extensive damage but no casualties.

• 28 апреля 2013, 11:14

A car bomb hit the France embassy in Libya, wounding two French guards and causing extensive damage in the first attack on a foreign mission since militants stormed the US consulate in Benghazi in September.

• 24 апреля 2013, 10:54

Muslim and western nations on Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combatting violence against women.

• 16 марта 2013, 14:41

Libya on Sunday celebrated two years since the start of the revolt which toppled longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with security forces on high alert due to fears of fresh violence.

• 18 февраля 2013, 16:18

Libya on Sunday will mark the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled the regime of strongman Moamer Kadhafi, amid fears of fresh violence and calls for demonstrations across the country.

• 15 февраля 2013, 15:45

Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia have all urged their citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a "specific, imminent threat to Westerners", linked to French action in Mali.

• 27 января 2013, 12:17

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear before lawmakers on January 23 to be quizzed about the deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, just days before she steps aside as top US diplomat.

• 16 января 2013, 10:23

An improvised bomb exploded outside the headquarters of the public prosecutor in the Libyan city of Benghazi causing material damage but no fatalities.

• 31 декабря 2012, 13:39

A long-awaited inquiry into a deadly militant attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi late Tuesday slammed State Department security arrangements there as "grossly inadequate."

• 20 декабря 2012, 10:00

Libyan military prosecutors on Tuesday accused ex-leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil of abusing his power, after grilling him over the death of a general who led rebels last year.

• 13 декабря 2012, 12:01

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify this month before US lawmakers at Senate and House hearings about the deadly September attack on the US mission in Benghazi.

• 09 декабря 2012, 17:56