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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Ambassador clarifies role in Benghazi investigation
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Podhoretz: A decision was made to 'scrub' facts of Benghazi
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Republicans shift criticism back to Hillary Clinton
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