Libya

Italy’s Salvini in Libya as migrants in limbo at sea

by Imed Lamloum with Olivier Baube in Rome Agence France-Presse TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - Italy's pugnacious new government took its…

Nearly 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya coast: navy

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - Libya's coastguard has rescued nearly 1,000 migrants who were on boats in distress in the Mediterranean…

At least 19 migrants killed in Libya truck crash: hospital

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- At least 19 migrants were killed on Wednesday and more than 100 injured when the truck transporting them…

EU starts countdown to settle refugee quotas row by June

by Lachlan CARMICHAEL Agence France-Presse SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) - EU ministers stuck Thursday to opposing east-west camps as they started a countdown…

Italian coastguard rescue 264 migrants off southern coast

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian coastguard service said Thursday 264 migrants had been rescued from a boat off the coast…

Scores of migrants missing in Mediterranean: Libyan Navy

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Between 90 and 100 migrants were missing after their makeshift boat sank in the Mediterranean off…

Libya, muling umapela sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Muling umapela ang gobyerno ng Libya sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring…

Trudeau urges international community to fight Libyan slavery

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday urged the international community to "do more" following reports…

UK asks Libya to extradite brother of Manchester bomber

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British police investigating the deadly concert bombing in Manchester earlier this year said Wednesday they had requested…

US strikes IS camp in Libya, killing 17: official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US forces carried out six "precision air strikes" against an Islamic State camp in Libya,…

Jihadists battle Libya forces in ‘liberated’ Benghazi

  BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his…

‘Are we really the problem?’ ask aid groups saving migrants

  Privately-run aid organizations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for them…

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