Libyan former leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis has died due to clashes with government forces, a spokesman of the Libyan national congress said Saturday.

A man charged by the US with having a role in the attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi has mocked threats coming from Washington.

The Libyan Army is sending more troops to the town of Bani Walid -- a former bastion of the slain dictator, Muammar Gaddafi -- to restore order and security in the country’s northwestern region.

Some 120 prisoners, including people from various nationalities, have escaped from a jail in the Libyan capital Tripoli, security officials say.

Libya's General National Congress (GNC) has elected Ali Zeidan, one of the long-time opponents of the slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi as the North African country's new prime minister.

A senior Libyan police chief has survived a car bomb explosion meant to kill the officer in the eastern coastal city of Benghazi.

British military materials kept in the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi remain unaccounted a month after the lightly-guarded site was overrun in an attack.

The United Nations today voiced concern over the impact of recent security developments, including loss of life and injury, amid deadly clashes between armed groups in the Libyan town of Bani Walid.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is holding its first public hearing in the case Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the slain Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.

Tripoli — Libya's newly-elected Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagur has nominated his cabinet for approval by the national congress, presenting a line-up that excludes the country's leading liberal coalition, a spokesman said.

Libya’s General National Congress has rejected a cabinet line-up submitted by prime minister-elect Mustafa A.G. Abushagur.

One person has been killed and five more have been injured in clashes near the northwestern Libyan city of Bani Walid.

The office of American spy chief has released a statement supporting claims by the Obama administration that the killing of US ambassador to Libya in Benghazi during a protest rally was an “organized terrorist attack.”

An American military analyst says the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, organized the attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, Press TV reports.

Six members of the Libyan security forces have been “executed” in clashes that broke out when police, government soldiers, and activists stormed the main headquarters of a militia in the eastern city of Benghazi.

At least three people have died in clashes that broke out when police, government soldiers, and activists stormed the main headquarters of a militia in Benghazi in a coordinated sweep.

Libyan Interior Minister Fawzi Abdel A’al has brushed aside reports that 50 people have been arrested in connection with a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.

Libyan officials have arrested about 50 people after the US ambassador to Libya and three other consulate staffs were killed in the eastern city of Benghazi in an attack over a US-made anti-Islam film.

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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Deposed Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's notorious spy chief is in custody in Tripoli after extradition from Mauritania, Libya's premier said Wednesday, in a step toward bringing the man linked to aircraft bombings and atrocities to justice.

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Libya's oil and gas earnings for the first seven months of 2012 reached $30.4 billion dollars, with oil production running at 1.4 million barrels per day, the National Oil Company said on Tuesday.