LIBYA

The secretary of state became impatient with Republican Ron Johnson's line of questioning on the consulate attacks.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's introductory testimony for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

In one of her last duties as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton is appearing before the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The British prime minister said he would hold a referendum on leaving the EU if his party wins in 2015.

Almost one-third of the continent’s entire population currently lives in just three states: Nigeria, Ethiopia and Egypt.

After four days of ceremonial events dominating the news cycle, Obama will return Tuesday to a harsh Washington reality.

Algerian domestic and foreign policy has actually been dictated by the government’s super-secret state intelligence agency.

One of the most notorious massacres of the civil war occurred in the village of Bentalha in 1997.

The fate of dozens of hostages seized by Islamist gunmen at a gas field in Algeria remained unclear early Friday, hours after the Algerian military stormed the site.

Islamist militants in Algeria have taken some 20 foreign nationals hostage and killed at least two after seizing a gas field Wednesday in the town of In Amenas near the border with Libya.

French troops are gearing up for on-the-ground combat in Mali, where an Islamist insurgency threatens global security.

French troops are already in Mali, where an Islamist insurgency is becoming a serious threat to West Africa and the world.

If confirmed, Chuck Hagel and John Kerry will bring to their positions as Secretaries of Defense and State, respectively, an unusual on-the-ground perspective on war-making from their days in Vietnam.

The outgoing secretary of state is expected to face Congressional panels on Jan. 22 regarding, again, the consulate attacks.

Monday is the first day in the office after hospitalization for the secretary of state. But she will be handing over her post to John Kerry soon.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "is making excellent progress" recovering from a blood clot in her head and is on blood thinners, her medical team said.

An attack on a Coptic Church in Libya has Christians fearing for their safety in a country where Islamic extremism is on the rise.

Al-Qaeda has apparently announced a bounty of $160,000 for the head of the U.S. ambassador to Yemen.

U.S. defense spending was on the wane even before the threat of sequestration cuts, and more layoffs loom in the sector.

After a new kidnapping, French President Hollande expressed concern over AQIM's partnership with Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.

Four senior officials are out after an official inquiry condemns their offices for leaving the U.S. mission in Libya vulnerable.