The United Nations struck back after the rebels, part of the M23 movement, gained ground in heavy fighting.

The United Nations struck back after the rebels, part of the M23 movement, gained ground in heavy fighting.

David H. Petraeus, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, told lawmakers on Friday that the Obama administration refrained from saying it suspected Al Qaeda sympathizers were behind the deadly attack in Libya.

In an out-of-court settlement, the commodity trader Trafigura will pay $1.7 million in fines for illegally exporting toxic waste to Ivory Coast, Dutch prosecutors said Friday.

In an out-of-court settlement, the commodity trader Trafigura will pay $1.7 million in fines for illegally exporting toxic waste to Ivory Coast, Dutch prosecutors said Friday.