Based on interviews with Libyan guards and militia, TIME reconstructs what happened on the night the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked, burned and looted.
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Beirut Bomb Blast Kills 8, Shocks Lebanon
A large bomb blast ripped through a predominantly Christian neighborhood in Beirut, killing eight including a top intelligence official—the presumed target of the attack—and wounding many others.
Gaddafi’s Ghost: How the Tyrant Haunts Libya a Year After His Death
One year after being cornered and killed by Libyan rebels, fallen dictator Muammar Gaddafi still casts a long shadow from the grave
Uruguay Diverges from a Continent Where Abortion Is Worse than Rape
Abortion is illegal in most of Latin America–but it still has one of the world’s highest abortion rates, most of it unsafe. Uruguay is now one of the few exceptions to that rule.
Why a Cop Is France’s Favorite Politician
French Interior Minister Manual Valls law-and-order drive has made him the darling of opinion polls, while approval ratings of President François Hollande and other leaders plummet amid the hardening economic crisis.
Must-Reads from Around the World
On deck for Friday: The African economy is booming, leaders in Europe decide to establish a single banking supervisor for the euro zone, and tensions continue between North and South Korea
A Man for Changing Seasons: What Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell Teaches About Power
The protagonist of Hilary Mantel’s trilogy—the first two books of which have now both won Booker prizes—weaves together complex narratives of politics, power and modernity
The Orphans of the Sino-Indian War: 50 Years Later, What Next for the Tibetans?
The question of Tibet — and exiled Tibetans — still looms large over India-China ties.
Behind the Story: TIME’s Krista Mahr Discusses How the Indian Government Became the Largest Employer in the World
TIME’s South Asia bureau chief talks about how she reported on the steps being taken by the Indian government to provide employment opportunities for every one of the country’s 1.2 billion citizens
Antiausterity Protests Sweep the Euro Zone
The seasons of discontent roll on in Southern Europe, as protesters in debt-ridden Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal have taken to the streets in reaction to the continuing economic crisis paralyzing their societies
Algeria’s Ghosts: France Acknowledges a 1961 Police Massacre
French President François Hollande reverses 51 years of official denial about the violent deaths of perhaps 200 people killed during a 1961 demonstration against the Algerian war
Cambodia Mourns Former King Norodom Sihanouk
Images from Phnom Penh as Cambodians mourn the passing of former King Norodom Sihanouk