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Over 60 people dead after migrant boat capsized off coast of Libya
December 17, 2023 | 2:01pmThe shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key but dangerous route for migrants seeking a...
Here are the safest — and most dangerous — countries for travel in 2024
December 13, 2023 | 5:56pmA flurry of colder countries have been named most secure in an annual study conducted by risk assessment firm International SOS.
Obama's clueless foreign policy left behind the chaos we face today
December 12, 2023 | 6:58pmTo dive back into Obama’s presidential statements is to encounter a mind preoccupied to the point of obsession with the mistakes of the past.
Death toll from Libyan floods tops 11K, threat of waterborne illnesses looms
September 17, 2023 | 11:32amRescue workers continue to search for bodies in the wake of a deadly dam calamity in Libya, even as international health officials warn that waterborne disease could bring another wave...
Rescuers retrieve hundreds of bodies in eastern Libya as 10,000 reported missing in deadly floods
September 12, 2023 | 6:36amRescue teams struggled amid devastation in eastern Libya, retrieving hundreds of bodies from the rubble in a coastal city that has been inundated by devastating floods, a humanitarian agency said...
More than 2 tons of 'missing' uranium found in Libya after sparking nuclear fears
March 16, 2023 | 4:05pmThe International Atomic Energy Agency said that its inspectors had found 2.5 tons of uranium missing during a check at a storage facility in Libya.
Lockerbie bombing suspect whines about the flu during first court appearance, won't face death penalty
December 12, 2022 | 6:29pmLockerbie bombing suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi appeared at a federal court hearing Monday in Washington, D.C., grousing about the flu, as he was formally hit with terrorism...
Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody two years after being charged
December 11, 2022 | 9:25amAbu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was arrested for allegedly helping make the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
Armed clashes heat up in Libyan capital
August 27, 2022 | 12:03pmThe Tripoli-based Government of National Unity and a rival administration accused each other of beginning the shooting Friday in Tripoli's center.
Putin's mercenary dubbed 'The Executioner' killed by Ukrainian sniper: reports
June 7, 2022 | 11:18amVladimir Andonov, 44, a purported member of President Vladimir Putin's private army, the Wagner Group, was killed by a sniper near Kharkiv over the weekend.
US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya
April 1, 2022 | 11:58amThe repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century B.C. from the ancient city of Cyrene.
Son of former Libyan ruler Gadhafi runs for president
November 15, 2021 | 2:19pmSaif al-Islam al-Gadhafi 49, appeared in an electoral commission video in a traditional brown robe and turban, and with a grey beard and glasses, signing documents at the election center...
Kamala Harris heads to France to discuss migrant crisis — but not the one in US
November 6, 2021 | 6:26pmVice President Harris heads to to France for four days of high-profile meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other European leaders.
Fresh proof Hunter Biden's 'work' was always about selling influence over Joe
September 26, 2021 | 8:02pmThese e-mails don’t come from Hunter’s infamous laptop, yet most of the media will still ignore them in their determination to just not look at the mass of corruption that...
Amnesty says migrants in Libyan camps forced to trade sex for clean water
July 15, 2021 | 2:49pmThe report, which focused on migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean and who disembarked in Libya in 2020 and 2021, suggests worsening conditions in the camps despite being recently placed under...
Killer drone 'hunted down a human target' without being told to
May 29, 2021 | 2:05pmThe March 2020 attack was in Libya and perpetrated by a Kargu-2 quadcopter drone produced by Turkish military tech company STM
AG Barr announces charges against suspect in 1988 airline bombing
December 21, 2020 | 12:22pmAttorney General William Barr on Monday announced criminal charges against a third Libyan suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Alleged bombmaker Abu Agila...
'I lost my baby!' Mom cries out after migrant boat accident kills 74
November 13, 2020 | 11:24amHeart-wrenching video captured a distraught mother — whose boat packed with more than 120 migrants split in half, killing at least 74 — screaming, “I lost my baby! Where's my...
UN migration agency: 74 drown after boat capsizes near Libya
November 12, 2020 | 5:25pmCAIRO — At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the UN's migration agency said, in the latest in a series...
Banksy's rescue ship, packed with 219 migrants, stranded in Mediterranean
August 29, 2020 | 11:01amA rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy issued a series of urgent calls for help Saturday, saying it was stranded in the Mediterranean, overloaded with migrants it has...