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Bombs destroy police station in Libya's Benghazi

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Bombs flattened a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday but there were no casualties as the building had been emptied for repairs following previous attacks, security officials said. Full story

Security risk clouds Libya's tourism ambitions

SABRATHA, Libya (Reuters) - The ruins of a grandiose Roman theatre behind them, two foreigners taking pictures in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratha make a rare sight these days. Full story

A Briton fights with Al Qaeda's offshoot in Syria

SALQIN, Syria (Reuters) - The moment the young fighter walks in, it's clear he's different. He has a grey robe, a scraggly beard and a gun holster - hallmarks of the rebels who control this part of the northwest. But he wears Adidas trainers. And his accent and swagger are pure London. Full story

The ins and outs of G-8 summit promises

Group of Eight summit participants are powerful people: the leaders of the U.S., Russia, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, plus top officials from the European Union. But they only make promises. Full story

U.N. says Libya political exclusion law likely violates rights

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A new law in Libya that bans anyone linked to Muammar Gaddafi from government, regardless of their part in toppling the long-time leader, is arbitrary, vague and likely to violate civil and political rights, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Full story

The adventures of a Libyan weapons dealer in Syria

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Abdul Basit Haroun says he is behind some of the biggest shipments of weapons from Libya to Syria, which he delivers on chartered flights to neighboring countries and then smuggles over the border. Full story

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A container of weapons collected by Haroun, a prominent rebel commander during 2011 uprising in Libya, from Benghazi residents and militias is being prepared for delivery to Syria at an undisclosed location in Benghazi
A container of weapons collected by Haroun, a prominent rebel commander during 2011 uprising in Libya, from Benghazi residents and militias is being prepared for delivery to Syria at an undisclosed location in Benghazi

A container of weapons collected by Abdul Basit Haroun, a prominent rebel commander during the 2011 uprising in Libya, from Benghazi residents and militias is being prepared for delivery to Syria at an undisclosed location in Benghazi May 26, 2013. Haroun says he is behind some of the biggest shipme

A container of weapons collected by Haroun, prominent rebel commander during 2011 uprising in Libya, from Benghazi residents and militias is being prepared for delivery to Syria at undisclosed location in Benghazi
A container of weapons collected by Haroun, prominent rebel commander during 2011 uprising in Libya, from Benghazi residents and militias is being prepared for delivery to Syria at undisclosed location in Benghazi

A container of weapons collected by Abdul Basit Haroun, a prominent rebel commander during the 2011 uprising in Libya, from Benghazi residents and militias is being prepared for delivery to Syria at an undisclosed location in Benghazi May 26, 2013. Haroun says he is behind some of the biggest shipme

Old Roman ruins stand in the ancient archeaological site of Sabratha on Libya's Mediterreanean coast
Old Roman ruins stand in the ancient archeaological site of Sabratha on Libya's Mediterreanean coast

Old Roman ruins stand in the ancient archeaological site of Sabratha on Libya's Mediterreanean coast, June 1, 2013. The ancient Roman city of Sabratha used to attract more than 20,000 foreign visitors annually before the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. Now the temples and mosaics overlooking t