Libya

Libya Flood Death Toll Reaches 11,300

The Libyan Red Crescent on Thursday said the death toll from the flood in Derna, Libya, has reached 11,300 – and may continue to climb, as more than 10,000 people are still missing.

TOPSHOT - Overturned cars lay among other debris caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on September 11, 2023. Flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government said on September 12. (Photo …

Hayward: Revolutions Around the World Fail to Catch the Spirit of 1776

The Fourth of July is a celebration of the most successful revolution in the history of mankind. By any objective measure, the rebellious colonies that broke away from the British empire in 1776 were more successful in forming an enduring new nation than other rebels and separatists throughout history. Indeed, the United States of America was soon put to its own rebellion test and the Union endured, surviving one of the most devastating wars ever fought.

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Protesters fighting government forces at barricades on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) on February 19, 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine. A wave of civil protests, known as Euromaidan, began on 21 November 2013 and was sparked by the Ukrainian government’s sudden decision not to sign the European …

Lockerbie Bomb Suspect Detained in U.S. Custody

The Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is being detained in U.S. custody, law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Atlantic confirmed Sunday.

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