BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Discrimination and oppression were two of the main causes of a rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi in eastern Libya, a region with a history of revolting against authority.

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign powers attacking Libya may hope air and missile strikes alone will topple Muammar Gaddafi and perhaps usher in democracy -- but recent history suggests they could be in for ...

Amid the unfolding drama in Libya was the imposition of a no-fly zone. The decision to use air power to aid the opponents of the Qaddafi regime harks back to the roots of military aviation. For it was ...

Asked what he thought of Western civilisation, Mahatma Gandhi is said to have quipped that such a thing “would be a good idea”. (The West, he suggested, was not so enlightened.) But as Josephine Quinn ...

The Uan Muhuggiag mummy is housed at Libya's National Museum, where it rests in a glass case on a cushion of cotton. Courtesy of Amr Fathallah Libya’s National Museum announced earlier this year that ...

Sept. 12, 2012 -- intro: When a mob attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday, killing Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, it was just the latest in a series of security ...

As the world watches for Gadhafi's now seemingly inevitable end, a certain uneasiness has set in regarding the next chapter in Libyan politics. Will the rebels be able to establish a rule of law and ...

In a ceremony marked by fireworks, acrobats, dancers and a full-size orchestra, large crowds and Libya’s top officials came together last week to celebrate the reopening of the country’s massive ...

John Gair, a 75-year-old retired history teacher, is watching the developments in Libya but doubts they will provide many answers. He says people here avoid the media because of bad memories of 1988, ...

Author's preface -- Note on transliteration -- Parts of Libya -- Map -- 1: Hunter-artists -- 2: Phoenicians -- 3: Greeks -- 4: Numidians -- 5: Romans -- 6: Christians ...

Looking back at a single date can reveal how varied history really is. The 16th of January brings together moments from ...