Human rights groups voiced outrage after Italy released a Libyan warlord on a technicality, after he was arrested on a ...

Osama Elmasry Njeem was freed and sent home after being detained in Italy under an International Criminal Court arrest ...

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy announced on Tuesday that she was being investigated by Italian prosecutors for her alleged role in aiding and abetting the release last week of a Libyan ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation after her government released a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa. By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo ...

Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes.

By Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she had been ...

A senior member of Libya's judicial police has been given a hero's welcome back home after Italy unexpectedly released him ...

Italy's government said Thursday a Libyan police chief arrested on a war crimes warrant was flown home after a court found no basis to detain him -- and he was too dangerous to remain.

The UN Support Mission in Libya called on the Tripoli authorities Saturday to detain a war crimes suspect who was sent home by Italy despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.

Italy has close ties to Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli and relies on it to patrol its coasts and prevent migrants from leaving. Any trial of al-Masri in The Hague could ...

The ICC, which has been investigating alleged serious crimes committed in Libya since the country's 2011 civil war, said in a statement it had urged Italy to contact its staff if there were any ...