Libya

BBC and Al Jazeera reveal Scottish legal review report that questions key evidence in case against Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.

General prosecutor demands return of 40 men accused of helping former Libyan leader in crackdown on uprising.

The governments of US, France, Turkey and Italy are secretly preparing for a military intervention in Syria, an Israeli military intelligence website has claimed

Last year, Bahrain's Grand Prix race was called off, even after it had been re-scheduled from February to June and other later dates. This was due to the civil unrest in the country which had by then claimed more than 40 lives and over 3,200 injured. However, on 24 November 2011, Bernie Ecclestone, boss of Formula 1, told the BBC that the Grand Prix would go ahead in 2012, despite lingering protests continuing, saying: "It's on the calendar. We'll be there, unless something terribl...

Libyans celebrate one-year anniversary of uprising that led to death of Muammar Gaddafi.

With defence cuts and stretched armed services, can Britain still protect the islanders?

Year after start of uprising that toppled Gaddafi, Libya's new government unable to control former rebels, says Amnesty.

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Russia accuses the West of arming a military task force in Syria to strengthen the opposition and dramatizing Syria's internal affairs.

MPs admit number of civilian deaths in allied campaign to help overthrow Muammar Gaddafi will never be known.

The trial of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi, is expected to begin in a few weeks, according to reports by the country's National Transitional Council (NTC).

Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of late and deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has contacted the International Criminal Court concerned about the fate of her captured brother, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.

Hacking collective defaces French government website in protest over international copyright law.

At least four people died in Bani Walid as Gaddafi loyalists continue to fight the Libyan government forces.

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani's controversial photo rekindles nude activism debate.

Scotland Yard will investigate allegations over rendition in Libya which will put paid to foreign secretary William Hague'splan to "draw a line under the issue."

Mount Etna in Sicily erupts for the first time in 2012.

Gaddafi ban on political parties repealed by National Transitional Council in move to greater democracy.

North Korea caught trying to export reagents for chemical weapons to Syria in 2009, it has been reported.

On the anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi's death, what sort of legacy has been created by the 26-year-old fruit seller?

The solitary female GOP candidate for President of the United States, Michele Bachmann has pulled out the race.

Corbett, 81, will be made a CBE for services to entertainment.

The daughter of ousted Libyan dictator Mummar Gaddafi Aisha is seeking political asylum in Israel, according to a report on the Intelligence Online website.

Kazakh opposition urges former prime minister to step down as adviser to Nursultan Nazarbayev.

A British soldier, who became an Islamic extremist, has been arrested over allegations of fraud and false misrepresentation after he collected donations in the name of foreign war victims.

Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the head of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), said people receiving orders from Saadi Gaddafi have infiltrated the government.

Muammar Gaddafi's Daughter Aisha has contacted the International Criminal Court to ask whether it will probe the killing of her father and brother, her lawyer said Wednesday.

Time has named The Protester as Person of the Year for 2011 during NBC's TODAY show.

Sheikh Youssef al Qaradawi, the outspoken and influential Muslim cleric, has called for a UN-backed intervention in Syria if the Arab League's initiative fails to secure peace.

The new government in Libya has said it will allow British police to begin fresh investigations into the Lockerbie bombing and the murder of PC Yvonne Fletcher.