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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

Gaddafi officials acquitted but stay behind bars

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Two former top associates of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi were acquitted on Monday of wasting public money, but remained in jail as part of a bigger investigation involving his spy chief and one of his sons. Full story

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, disputing a former top diplomat's claim that the unit might have helped Ameri Full story

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If the Russians have in fact provided anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, they could be used to shoot down Western planes, or fend off Israeli airstrikes. Meanwhile, the Syrian civil war has spilled over into Lebanon where troops have been deployed. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.

  Troops patrol Tripoli to quell unrest from Syria

Troops are traveling through the streets of Tripoli, Lebanon, to stop violence erupting between supporters and opponents of neighboring Syria's civil unrest. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Ambassador clarifies role in Benghazi investigation

Chairman of the State Department’s Accountability Review Board on Benghazi, Ambassador Thomas Pickering, talks to MSNBC’s Alex Witt about the Benghazi intelligence controversy. He refutes Rep. Mike Pompeo who asserted yesterday that the Ambassador’s report was incorrect. Ambassador Pickering offers

  Podhoretz: A decision was made to 'scrub' facts of Benghazi

The New York Post's John Podhoretz joins Morning Joe to discuss the House Oversight Committee hearing on the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

  Republicans shift criticism back to Hillary Clinton

House Republicans held a charged Congressional hearing on the Benghazi attacks, and some of the harshest exchanges were about what Clinton, who took “responsibility” for the attack in January, knew and how the State Department responded.

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