Libya Liberation

• In Benghazi, Libya's Army Liberates a Ghost Town

  Sitting in one of the last buildings still intact after months of fighting near Benghazi's airport, Libyan army special forces commander Wanis Bukhamada presides over a world of destruction.

• Liberals Set to Oust Islamists in Libya Parliament

  Liberal factions appear to be the big winners in Libya's new parliament after the announcement of election results on Monday, analysts said.

• Egypt's prime ministerial dispute stalls government, Islamists call more protests

  Egypt's political transition after President Mohamed Mursi was ousted by the military stumbled at the first hurdle, after the choice of liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister was thrown into doubt by Islamist objections.

• Libya marks first 'liberation' anniversary amid tension

  Libya on Tuesday celebrates the first anniversary of its "liberation" from the regime of Moammer Gaddafi, even as fighting flared in a former bastion of the slain dictator.

• Libya declared free, but Gaddafi death questioned

  Libya's interim rulers declared the country liberated on Sunday after an 8-month civil war, launching the oil-rich nation on what is meant to be a two-year transition to democracy. But they laid out plans with an Islamist tone that could rattle their Western backers. The circumstances of Gaddafi's death remain unclear. In separate accounts late Su...

• Libya's transitional leader declares liberation

  Libya's transitional leader has declared liberation of the country, three days after the death of its leader of four decades, Moammar Gaddafi.

• Libyan doctors say Gaddafi died of shot to head

  An autopsy confirmed that Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi died from a gunshot to the head, the country's chief pathologist said today, just hours before Libya's new leaders were to declare liberation and a formal end to an eight-month civil war to topple the longtime ruler's regime.

• Libya to declare liberation today amid hopes for democracy

  Libya's new leaders will declare liberation on Sunday, officials said, a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of long-time dictator Moammar Gaddafi.