EU urges Libya parties to grasp peace deal
The European Union is urging Libya’s warring factions to grasp the opportunity of a new peace deal and is promising massive backing once a unity government is formed. EU foreign…
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Egyptian forces mistakenly fire on desert safari, killing 12
Egyptian forces hunting militants in the country’s western desert mistakenly opened fire on Mexican tourists on safari, killing 12 people and dealing a further blow to the government’s efforts to…
The Latest: UN: 100 migrants rescued off Libya; 200 missing
By The Associated Press Here are the latest developments Friday regarding the tens of thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe. ___ 12:40 p.m. U.N. authorities say 100 people have…
Italy: At least 40 migrants dead at sea, 320 others rescued
FRANCES D’EMILIO and MIKE CORDER At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel…
Benghazi case focuses attention on US interrogation strategy
By ERIC TUCKER After a suspected militant was captured in Libya last year to face charges for the deadly 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, he was brought to…
APNewsBreak: Tunisia beach killer trained with museum gunmen
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA The young college student that murdered 38 tourists in a Tunisian seaside resort was in a jihadi training camp in western Libya at the same time…
Libya: Unclear if US strikes killed al-Qaida leader
By SARAH EL DEEB and LOLITA C. BALDOR A Libyan military spokesman said Monday that three foreigners were among a number of militants killed in U.S. airstrikes in eastern Libya,…
Putin visits Italy, pope as US seeks more Vatican criticism
By TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Vladimir Putin won lavish praise from Italian Premier Matteo Renzi Wednesday as a crucial player in international anti-terrorism efforts, as Renzi sought the Russian…