LIBYA

At least 230 people have been killed since the army began waging an offensive against Islamist groups in the eastern city.

Diplomats say Qatar's reticence to join the campaign against ISIS shows it is careful to preserve its influence with regional Islamist groups.

Burkina Faso's opposition is calling its uprising the "Black Spring," raising questions about possible upheaval in the rest of West Africa.

The second-biggest city in Libya may be witnessing a humanitarian disaster.

Cheaper crude could undermine Russia's and Iran's foreign policy and push oil-dependent economies into recession.

Libya's government said it would launch a new state news agency to replace the one seized by armed factions that have set up a parallel government.

Goldman's projections contrast with those of oil analyst Paul Horsnell, known for having called the market's long rally a decade ago.

The large number of parties in Sunday's election, from conservative Islamist Salafist movements to Socialists, means a coalition is the probable outcome.

The struggle is part of a wider conflict in the north African state where former rebels use their guns to fight for power and a share of the country's oil revenues.

Western nations are ready to crack down with sanctions on leaders they say incite the spreading chaos in Libya.

China is seen as North Korea's principal backer at the UN, but its backing is far from assured, according to a leading UN investigator.

Libya's army has joined forces with a renegade general to reclaim the capital from Islamist militias.

Three years to the day after dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed, Libya takes another step into full-fledged civil war.

The country’s internationally recognized leader pledges to ‘soon’ retake Tripoli and Benghazi.

Claims that Libyan pilots are bombing Islamic militias using Egyptian warplanes are far-fetched, say experts.

For the first time in decades, the most populous Arab nation is intervening in a conflict outside its borders.

Concerns have been raised about military strategy in Iraq after Iraqi troops abandoned a base while under attack from ISIS.

Brent has fallen by over 20 percent since June, when turmoil in Iraq lifted prices to $116 per barrel.

The honor reflects Jolie's work on behalf of female victims of sexual violence in war zones.

"I do feel bad that so many people don't have a sense of humor," said South Dakota state Rep. Betty Olson.

The Sinai militants say the three Egyptians purportedly beheaded in the video were working for Israel.