Libya forces, rebels locked in battle for Port Brega

Fighting intensified Tuesday around Port Brega in eastern Libya as rebel fighters struggled to dislodge government forces from the strategic...

Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday inspires South Africa

A highway and a mile-wide valley divide the glittering retail towers and leafy suburbs of Sandton from the exuberant chaos and squalid...

Libyan rebels refuse to negotiate with Moammar Kadafi

As the Libyan war grinds on across three fronts and rebel forces find themselves pinned down on their own territory outside two strategic...

In Libya, rebel casualties tell the story behind fight for key city

Rajab Zawiyeh, a Libyan businessman, drove to this coastal rebel stronghold two days after he heard about an outbreak of fighting in the...

U.S., Libya put different spin on talks

A senior U.S. diplomat held talks with representatives of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi's regime for the first time since the NATO air war...

Al Qaeda's Yemen branch has aided Somalia militants, U.S. says

Al Qaeda's powerful branch in Yemen has provided weapons, fighters and training with explosives over the last year to a militant Islamic...

Joint fight with Arabs against Kadafi spurs Berber hopes of equality in Libya

Before the Libyan uprising this year, Salah, a proud Arab, never would have approved if his sister had decided to marry a Berber, a long-...

Fierce fighting in western and eastern Libya

Fighting broke out on two fronts Saturday in Libya, as rebels tried to gain ground against entrenched government forces in the western...

Libyan faithfully tends graves of foreign World War II dead

Every morning, Salah Fatour is at his post with his worn rake and wheelbarrow, tending the garden of the dead.

U.S. formally recognizes rebel group as Libya's government

The Obama administration formally recognized a rebel group as Libya's government, giving the forces struggling to overthrow Moammar Kadafi's...

Refugees flee war and starvation in Somalia

To save themselves, Rahmo Ibrahim Madey and three of her children escaped on foot this month from southern Somalia's Bakol region —...

Libya rebels desperately short of funds

In early April, Mazin Ramadan left his American wife and two children in Seattle and flew to this Libyan rebel stronghold to help the...

Being top baboon can be very stressful

Think it's easy at the top? Turns out chasing females, putting down underlings and generally maintaining one's social status can be very...

Egypt fires more than 600 top police officers

Egypt fired more than 600 high-ranking police officers Wednesday in a purge aimed at appeasing thousands of antigovernment protesters in...

In Egypt, post-revolution harmony turns into acrimony

Stock prices are sliding, protesters are clamoring, generals are fuming and the once-respected prime minister is maneuvering to hang on to...

Pills found to be highly effective in preventing HIV transmission

Taking a daily pill containing either one or two anti-HIV drugs can reduce transmission of the virus by as much as three-quarters among...

Sudan president promises freer, more inclusive government

Facing increased scrutiny at home and a war crimes indictment abroad, Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir stood before his...

Independent South Sudan is jubilant, wobbly a day later

On the day after independence in South Sudan, the modest clock tower in downtown Juba read "Free at Last," and the dirt roadsides were...

In rebel-held Libya, men find new identities as warriors

He is a soft-spoken 22-year-old with a massive Belgian machine gun.

Kadafi again threatens to attack Europe with suicide bombers

For the second time in a week, Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has threatened to dispatch hundreds of Libyan suicide bombers to attack...