LIBYA

James Foley, who was beheaded by ISIS, was an inspiration for the young freelancers who found themselves by his side in the Mideast.

James Foley's parents eulogized their son, emphasizing his love for telling untold stories and his bravery in the face of death.

Relatives of the slain journalist have urged social media users not to watch the beheading video.

"He did everything the right way, but even when you do everything the right way in Syria, things can go the wrong way."

ISIS victim Foley was a photojournalist who made his home in New Hampshire.

ISIS said the life of a man believed to be Steven Sotloff, a journalist who went missing last August, depends on Obama's actions in Iraq.

The Libyan capital was hit by an airstrike, but the Libyans said they aren't responsible, and no other nations admitted to striking Tripoli.

In July, the U.S. shut down its embassy in Libya, while the British embassy suspended operations there earlier this month.

The violence is the worst violence since the 2011 war that toppled Moammar Gaddafi

U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to consider broader use of military strikes in Iraq to beat back Islamist militants, but Iraqi political leaders must first figure out a way to work with each other, the New York Times reported.

Three years after U.S. operations ended in Iraq, U.S. Navy F/A-18 jets are back over the country, to bomb targets in Kurdistan.

Options for leaving Libya by sea and air are limited. Thousands of Filipinos say they fear joblessness more than war.

Fighting around the Tripoli airport has led to 22 deaths.

As the Swiss agree to more transparency in the banking system, capital is fleeing to other tax havens.

More than 2,000 people took the streets in protest against Islamist and former rebel militias who are fighting Libya’s armed forces.

Tunisia closed its main border crossing with Libya Friday amid the country's escalating violence.

The Libyan military denied the al Qaeda-linked group has taken over Benghazi, saying it abandoned parts of the city for strategic reasons.

Libya's government has been unable to rein in heavily-armed rebel brigades who continue to wreak havoc across the country.

"We have withdrawn from the army base after heavy shelling," Saiqa special forces officer Fadel Al-Hassi told Reuters.

Heavy clashes in Tripoli and Benghazi have closed the airspace, cut power and water, and caused foreign governments to leave.

The aviation insurance industry is now looking at its largest annual loss since the 9/11 attacks.