At least 17 civilians slain in fighting, as residents fear escalation in monthslong stalemate between Tripoli-based prime minister and premier situated in country's east

People of all ages come to train at Tripoli schools in art of filigree, which involves the use of beads, threads, and precious materials to create detailed designs

Country's first-ever direct presidential election, set to take place on December 24, follows years of violence and revolt that toppled the Libyan dictator in 2011

Son of dictator deposed in 2011 revolution was the face of his father's decades-long regime to the West; he is confident court's wish to try him can be 'negotiated away'

Saddam Haftar said to carry message from his father requesting 'military and diplomatic' assistance in return for a pledge to normalize relations with the Jewish state

Local media reports al-Saadi Gaddafi released after being acquitted on charges dating back to uprising against his father’s rule

Next official at Hague-based court likely to decide on whether to initiate probe of possible Israeli war crimes; Bensouda leaves in June with a mixed record of success

Family of ex-Libyan intel officer wants UK to declassify documents said to allege that Iran used a Palestinian proxy to build bomb that downed the 747 jet, killing 270 people

Newly released documents show British government worried that increasing UN sanctions on Libya in the 1990s would negatively impact UK exports to the North African country

In Syria, Libya and Sudan, revolutionaries see national banners of the past as a way of showing their rejection of the regimes they wish to overthrow