Francois Murphy

Death toll in Iraq attacks rises to 50: sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll in a wave of bombings and other attacks across Iraq on Thursday has risen to 50, police and hospital sources said.
 

Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens on Thursday in one of the bloodiest days of violence since U.S. troops pulled out in mid-December.
 

Suicide car bomb kills 12 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed 12 people and wounded 18 in an attack at a checkpoint near a police training academy in northeastern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said on Sunday.
 

Baghdad suicide car bomb kills at least 12

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed at least 12 people in an attack at a checkpoint near a police training academy in northeastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.
 

Suicide attack on Baghdad police academy kills 19

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed 19 police officers and cadets Sunday in an attack on a crowd outside a Baghdad police academy, police and hospital sources said.
 

Iraq moves batch of Iranian dissidents from camp

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq evacuated an initial batch of 400 Iranian dissidents on Saturday from a base founded under Saddam Hussein, a first step towards expelling their entire group from Iraqi territory.
 

Libya says will secure Tunisia border after clashes

TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya said on Sunday it would secure the area near its border with Tunisia after Tunis closed all of its crossing points, blocking Tripoli's main supply route, after clashes between militiamen and border guards.
 

Tunisia secular, Islamist students clash on campus

TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Islamists demanding segregated classes and the right for women to wear full-face veils at university clashed with secular students near Tunis on Tuesday in the latest flare-up between the two camps.
 

Libyan Berbers vent rage over cabinet exclusion

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Several hundred Berbers marched into the courtyard of the Libyan prime minister's office Sunday to express their anger at the country's new cabinet, which does not include anyone from their large ethnic group.
 

Gaddafi son needs surgery on gangrenous fingers: doctor

ZINTAN/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam needs surgery to remove gangrenous flesh from a severed thumb and finger which if not treated could make him seriously ill, a doctor who examined him told Reuters on Thursday.
 

Libya can try Gaddafi son if conditions right: ICC

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi can be tried inside Libya provided there is a judicial process that does not shield him from justice.
 

Libya can try Gaddafi son if conditions right: ICC

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi can be tried inside Libya provided there is a judicial process that does not shield him from justice.
 

Libya can try Gaddafi son if conditions right: ICC

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi can be tried inside Libya provided there is a judicial process that does not shield him from international justice.
 

Libya can try Gaddafi son if conditions right: ICC

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Wednesday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi can be tried inside Libya provided there is a judicial process that does not shield him from international justice.
 

Libya will have new government on Tuesday: PM

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister-designate said on Monday he was ready to name a government to steer the country to its first fully democratic elections but gave no details of a line-up that may involve a delicate power balance in a fragile new state.
 

Libya PM says needs to verify former spy chief was captured

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister designate Abdurrahim El Keib said on Monday he needed to verify whether former spy chief Abdallah Al-Senussi was indeed captured before being able to confirm it.
 

Libya PM says needs to verify former spy chief was captured

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister designate Abdurrahim El Keib said on Monday he needed to verify whether former spy chief Abdallah Al-Senussi was indeed captured before being able to confirm it.
 

After Gaddafi son, spy chief captured

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdullah al-Senussi, Libya's feared former intelligence chief, was cornered and captured at a remote desert homestead on Sunday, a day after Muammar Gaddafi's son was seized by Libyan fighters in the same region.
 

After Gaddafi son, spy chief captured

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdullah al-Senussi, Libya's feared former intelligence chief, was cornered and captured at a remote desert homestead on Sunday, a day after Muammar Gaddafi's son was seized by Libyan fighters in the same region.
 

After Gaddafi son, spy chief captured

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdullah al-Senussi, Libya's feared former intelligence chief, was cornered and captured at a remote desert homestead on Sunday, a day after Muammar Gaddafi's son was seized by Libyan fighters in the same region.