Benghazi Violence

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  Libya's Rival Parliament Says Open to UN-Sponsored Peace Talks

  Libya's rival parliament is open to UN-sponsored talks to end the country's conflict if the venue of the next round is changed and certain conditions are met, a parliamentary spokesman said on Tuesday.

• 75 Killed in Five Days of Fighting in Libya's Benghazi

  Nine people were killed on Sunday in new violence in Benghazi where pro-government forces have launched an offensive against Islamist militias, raising the toll to 75 dead in five days, medics said.

• Clashes in Libya's Benghazi Kill at Least 12: Hospital

  At least 12 Libyans were killed in Benghazi during clashes on Wednesday between soldiers and Islamists who control the country's second biggest city, a hospital source said.

• Libya Militants Denounce UN-Brokered Talks

  Militias that control Libya's two main cities denounced on Tuesday hard-won talks brokered by the UN aimed at ending a split that has crippled the violence-plagued country.

• India Asks Its Nationals to Leave Libya

  Amidst spiralling violence in Libya, India's mission in Tripoli today advised all its nationals to leave the strife-torn country using all available means and not to travel to that country.

• Lawyer for Libyan Militant Says Evidence Lacking

  A lawyer for a Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks said on Wednesday that she had seen no evidence tying her client to the violence, but a judge nonetheless directed Ahmed Abu Khattala to remain in custody as the Justice Department builds its case against him.

• Fierce Fighting Kills 21 in Libya's Benghazi

  Fierce fighting between Islamists and a rogue Libyan general's forces in Benghazi has killed 21 people, as violence intensified following the launch of an "anti-terrorist" campaign.

• Gunmen Kill Cleric, Two Soldiers in Libya's Benghazi

  Gunmen killed a moderate Muslim cleric and two soldiers in Libya's second city Benghazi Thursday as violence showed no let-up in the cradle of the 2011 uprising.

• Heavy shooting lasting hours in Libya's capital Tripoli

  Heavy fighting between militias using rifles, grenades and anti-aircraft weapons erupted in several parts of Tripoli on Tuesday in the worst violence in the Libyan capital for weeks.

• Six Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi violence

  Six soldiers were killed in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed protesters outside a special forces' base in the eastern city of Benghazi, an military official said on Saturday.

• Police stations blasted in Libya's Benghazi: security

  Two explosions rocked police stations in the Libyan city of Benghazi early on Monday and police foiled a third attack, a security official said, adding that there were no casualties.

• Barack Obama may get chance to end Benghazi public relations disaster

  The White House could finally have its chance to close the books on its Benghazi public relations disaster, as key Republicans signal they might not stand in the way of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to become the next secretary of state.

• US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film

  The Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the September 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Now it is bracing for another potential eruption of violent demonstrations in parts of the Muslim world after Friday's weekly prayers - traditionally a time o...