The head of Benghazi’s criminal investigation police unit went missing after he was seized by armed men, police officials said on Thursday.

The recovery of President Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, is “on track” at his home, the government said Wednesday.

Survivors of a stampede after a New Year’s Eve fireworks display said Wednesday that makeshift barricades had prevented them from moving along a main boulevard.

A new willingness to talk raises hope of a peaceful resolution to a conflict that has driven thousands of civilians from their homes in search of refuge.