An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted people who had been accused of organizing one of the most dramatic attacks on protesters of last year’s uprising.

An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted people who had been accused of organizing one of the most dramatic attacks on protesters of last year’s uprising.

The clashing perspectives of witnesses was echoed in the partisan sparring of lawmakers at a House hearing on the deadly attack last month in Benghazi, Libya.

The clashing perspectives of witnesses was echoed in the partisan sparring of lawmakers at a House hearing on the deadly attack last month in Benghazi, Libya.

Hundreds of half-trained and well-armed members of an army for hire, now stranded in Somalia, offer a lesson in the risks of outsourced wars.

Libyan authorities argued Wednesday at the International Criminal Court at The Hague that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and the former intelligence chief of Libya must be tried in their own country.

Libyan authorities argued Wednesday at the International Criminal Court at The Hague that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi and the former intelligence chief of Libya must be tried in their own country.

Video from the House committee hearing on Wednesday investigating the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Video from the House committee hearing on Wednesday investigating the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya.

A cresting wave of African businesswomen are harnessing Africa’s enterprises and brands as the continent enjoys its greatest economic success in generations.

A cresting wave of African businesswomen are harnessing Africa’s enterprises and brands as the continent enjoys its greatest economic success in generations.