Moamer Kadhafi

German NGO halts migrant rescue operations in Mediterranean after Libya bars foreign vessels off its coast

The German aid group Sea Eye said it was suspending its migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean, citing security concerns after Libya barred foreign vessels from a stretch of water off its coast.

Libya's coastguard intercepts 137 migrants off Tripoli coast, hands them over to anti-migration agency

Libya's coastguard intercepted 137 migrants including five women and three children on Sunday as they attempted to reach Europe, a migration official said.

Libya coastguard rescues 150 Europe-bound migrants off Tripoli

Libya's coastguard rescued at least 150 migrants who were trying to reach Europe on Monday after their inflatable boat had engine problems and began to sink, a navy spokesman said.

Nine militants killed in two separate incidents in Egypt; military says 'hostile act' has been foiled

Security forces have killed nine militants in the Sinai Peninsula and also destroyed 15 vehicles transporting weapons into Egypt across its western border, the military said in statements on Sunday

Libya: Rocket attack kills five, injures 25 on Tripoli beach; security forces and 'outlaw group' fight it out

Tripoli: A rocket hit a beach in Tripoli killing five people, including at least one child, and wounding 25 others, the Libyan health ministry said. The blast on Tuesday hit the beach in front of Mitiga airport in the east of the Libyan capital, the ministry statement said.

Nicolas Sarkozy haunted by scandals, knocked out of French presidential race

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election on Sunday, suffering a humiliating defeat in the first round of the rightwing primary

Libya attacks: Kerala nurse and son killed in shell attack; CM Chandy tries to reach out

A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya's Sabratha city, officials said on Saturday.

Gaddafi's son sentenced to death by Libyan court for crimes during 2011 uprising

A Libyan court on Tuesday sentenced slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam and eight other defendants to death for crimes during the 2011 uprising.