libya

ISIS Video Purports to Show Massacre of Ethiopian Christians

Brendan O'Connor · 04/19/15 09:17AM

The Islamic State released a video on Sunday appearing to show the killing of two groups of Ethiopian Christians captured by ISIS’s Libyan affiliates, the Guardian reports. The 29-minute-long video shows a group of around 15 men being beheaded in one location and another 15 being shot in the head elsewhere.

Leaked Private Emails Reveal Ex-Clinton Aide's Secret Spy Network

Jeff Gerth and Sam Biddle · 03/27/15 02:49PM

Starting weeks before Islamic militants attacked the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, longtime Clinton family confidante Sidney Blumenthal supplied intelligence to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gathered by a secret network that included a former CIA clandestine service officer, according to hacked emails from Blumenthal's account.

Hundreds Feared Drowned Off the Italian Coast

Gabrielle Bluestone · 02/11/15 10:00PM

Authorities believe an estimated 300 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean in dinghies were "swallowed by the waves" leaving only a handful of survivors off the Italian coast.

Obama Tries to Distract From Benghazi by Capturing Benghazi Suspect

Adam Weinstein · 06/17/14 11:30AM

Not content to let truth-minded conservatives do their job, the White House made a wild attempt to pre-empt congressional scrutiny of its Benghazi failures by catching one of the architects of the Benghazi attack in a daring nighttime raid.