Will Libyans heed the warning of the ambassador’s murder?
How will Libya respond to hardline Islamic militancy? Last month the government failed to intervene when Sufi shrines were attacked. Now the US ambassador has been murdered.
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At least four people are killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi as military police and protesters take over militia bases.
The two constables killed in Greater Manchester are among hundreds of officers to have died doing their job, including Sharon Beshenivsky, Yvonne Fletcher and Keith Blakelock.
The US embassy compound in Tunis and the German embassy in Khartoum are set alight as violence erupts over an anti-Islam film that has offended many Muslims. At least five protesters are dead.
Barack Obama pledges to work with Libya as US officials investigate whether the attack which killed the US ambassador was planned, rather than the work of a spontaneous group of militia.
How will Libya respond to hardline Islamic militancy? Last month the government failed to intervene when Sufi shrines were attacked. Now the US ambassador has been murdered.
The US Ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff have been killed in a rocket attack on their car in the city of Benghazi.
I don’t suppose the men who attacked the Al Sha’ab shrine in Tripoli with jackhammers and a bulldozer on Saturday have heard of William Dowsing, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
More than 200,000 Syrians have fled into neighbouring countries during the conflict, already surpassing the UN’s expectation of 185,000 refugees by the end of the year.
Alex Thomson blogs on the international ramifications of the twists and turns in the Syrian conflict.
Libyan’s election officials expect to announce results of the country’s first free national election in 60 years on Monday night, with a liberal coalition claiming an early lead.
A liberal coalition takes an early lead in vote counting on Sunday but with 3,700 candidates and more than 130 parties it is too early to call. Preliminary results are expected Monday.
As Libyans take to the polls for the first time in more than half a century, Channel 4 News looks at some of the 130 political parties standing for election.
Libyans vote in the first free national elections in 60 years. While some are joyful, others storm police stations and burn ballot boxes.
“Interestingly, some westerners also want the east to have more power, because the region is solidly anti-Gaddafi, whereas in the west there’s still some residual support for the late Brother Leader.”
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on how the militias who helped overthrow Gaddafi, are now terrorising Libya’s people.