Abdel Meguid Al-Fergany / Associated PressThe American flag is raised in a ceremony over the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, for the first time in about 30 years.

TRIPOLI, Libya — The United States has raised the American flag over its embassy in Libya for the first time in about 30 years.

As Libya again teeters on the brink of violence the United Nations (UN) mission in the North African country appealed for calm as military tension rises, particularly in and around Tripoli. The UN ...

ZAWIYAH, Libya - Libyan rebels raised their flag over a strategic town near Tripoli on Sunday after their most dramatic advance in months cut off Muammar Gaddafi's capital from its main link to ...

The U.S. ambassador to Libya returned to Tripoli to lead a newly reopened American Embassy in a post-Moammar Gadhafi era. IE 11 is not supported.

TRIPOLI, Libya — Euphoric Libyan rebels took control of most of Tripoli in a lightning advance Sunday, celebrating the victory in Green Square, the symbolic heart of Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Aug. 22: Libyan rebel fighters gesture and tear a green Qaddafi-era flag in the rebel headquarters at the former female military base in Tripoli, Libya. read more AP2011 ...

Libyan rebels raised their flag over a strategic town near Tripoli on Sunday after their most dramatic advance in months cut off Muammar Gaddafi's capital from its main link to the outside world.