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Christopher Stevens

The soldiers arrive at the military airport in Tripoli on Tuesday morning.

These new Libyan recruits are hopeful about their country’s future

Conflict & Justice

Libya’s new army recruits are taking part in a new program to train Libya’s army in the UK. Libyan authorities are still struggling to rein in the hundreds of militias that have held actual power since the revolution in 2011.

The soldiers arrive at the military airport in Tripoli on Tuesday morning.

These new Libyan recruits are hopeful about their country’s future

Conflict & Justice

Top suspect in Libya consulate attack still hasn’t been questioned

France braces as it prepares for backlash over magazine’s publication of Mohammad cartoons

Lifestyle & Belief

In losing Ambassador Stevens, U.S. loses an ace in Middle East

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U.S. officials indicate al-Qaeda-linked group responsible for deadly Libya consulate attack

While it was first believed that the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya was then result of protests over a seemingly anti-Muslim video, U.S. officials now believe an al-Qaeda backed group orchestrated and planned the entire thing. U.S. officials have vowed justice for the four Americans killed.

Revisiting Benghazi

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa  is getting his wish to revisit the events in Benghazi Libya last year, when the consulate was attacked and U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. At a White House news conference last week, President Obama was asked if he was suppressing the testimony […]

Ambassador’s Death Prompts Libyan Protests for Peace

Conflict & Justice

In Libya, since the killing of Chris Stevens in early September, demonstrations and vigils have protested against violence. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Alaeddin Muntasser, a friend of ambassador Stevens about the turn of events.

French Magazine Publishes Offensive Cartoons Depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

Conflict & Justice

France issued a security alert on Wednesday after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published offensive cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

The World

Ambassador Chris Stevens: America Lost an Ace Middle East Diplomat

Global Politics

Ambassador Chris Stevens was known as an exceptional diplomat who valued contact with regular people. Many who worked with him years ago were shocked to learn that Stevens was killed in Benghazi last week. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem.

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