In a separate incident, gunmen stormed government buildings in the coastal city of Sirte.
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have shut down their Yemeni embassies, but won't give up the fight against al Qaeda.
ISIS has promoted its expansion into Libya as a means to “easily capture Coptic crusaders.”
Yemen's new Houthi rulers are avowed enemies of the U.S. and Israel, but they're fighting al Qaeda too.
Data published on Sunday showed China's trade performance slumped in January.
The Irish legislation will mandate 10-year prison sentences for anybody found guilty of promoting terrorism.
According to security officials, militants allied to the Islamic State group were behind the attack on the al-Mabrook oilfield.
Baird's departure leaves the Harper government with a major post unfilled in an election year.
Samir Salem Kamal, who has been Libya's representative to OPEC for two years, was kidnapped from Tripoli on Jan. 15.
Attorney general-designate Loretta Lynch's highest-profile investigation, of HSBC in 2012, did little to change the bank's culture.
Militants affiliated to ISIS had claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack on the Corinthia Hotel, which killed at least 10 people.
Two Filipinos and one South Korean were reportedly among the foreign nationals who were killed in the siege.
In documents she submitted to the Senate, AG nominee Loretta Lynch omitted her controversial decision not to prosecute HSBC.
Five masked gunmen stormed in and opened fire randomly inside the lobby of the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli.
King Abdullah's death has raised questions about the future of his long-standing efforts to establish peace between Israel and the Arab world.
Tuesday's speech is expected to go light on foreign policy despite the myriad issues facing the world.
The world's largest oilfield-services company's performance was hurt by a sharp decline in oil prices.
Libya has been in disarray since dictator Moammar Gadhafi was deposed in August 2011.
The Libyan government is asking for international help. There is just one problem.
Militants in Libya who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group said they executed two journalists kidnapped in September.
Jabhat al-Nusra militants on Wednesday demolished the tomb of Imam Nawawi, a thirteenth-century Islamic scholar.
Unmarked planes have bombed areas near Sirte, but it is not clear who is responsible.