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Latest from Libya
Chad suspends visas for US citizens in response to travel ban
The African Union stated the ban harms diplomatic and commercial ties with the US.
Trump signs travel ban targeting 12 countries
The action is in response to this week's Colorado attack, US President says.
Libya investigates the collapse of two dams after flood kills over 11,000
Floods overwhelmed two dams and sent a wall of water that destroyed entire neighbourhoods.
Libya flooding death toll soars to 11,300, 10,100 reported missing
A UN official said that most casualties could have been avoided.
'We saw our friends and neighbours dying': Libyan flood survivor recounts horror
New York Times: More than 5,000 are reported dead and 10,000 more believed to be missing.
Libya flooding: 30,000 people displaced, more than 2000 bodies found
Floodwaters broke dams and washed away entire neighbourhoods in Derna.
How Libya’s chaos left its people vulnerable to deadly flooding
The floods are the most fatal environmental disaster in the country’s modern history.
More than 5300 feared dead, thousands more missing as floods devastate African country
Libya's eastern city of Derna has buried 700, with current death toll said to be 5300.
2000 people feared dead in devastating Libya flooding
Mediterranean storm Daniel has broken dams and swept away entire neighbourhoods.
Migrant vessel sinks off Greece: At least 79 dead
Many more people are missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year.
'Emotional' trip across Libya, and Rarotonga ruins, win at World Photography Awards
Martins said it was 'very humbling' to be chosen from a field of 180,000 entries.
2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya, UN nuclear watchdog says
UN trying to "clarify the circumstances" and "current location" of the nuclear material.
Who is helping? The massive aid effort underway after Turkey quake
Engineers, soldiers, paramedics, search dogs & handlers on way as world pitches in.
Lockerbie bomb-accused to appear in court
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi will appear in US court Monday.
Accused Libyan bombmaker in Pan Am downing in US custody
Intelligence official accused of bringing down Flight 103 will face federal charges.
Italy blocks male migrants from leaving rescue ships
New York Times: Authorities allow 'vulnerable' migrants to disembark but block adult men.
Sudanese refugees: Jumping on to trucks to get to Britain
Two young Sudanese refugees who escaped war in their country share their journeys.
The sculpture that went missing for 18 years
The work was mysteriously put into storage 18 years ago, and now it's back in its place.
'Historic day': Libya appoints new interim government
The new government replaces two rival regimes that have been ruling Libya for years.
Bombmaker charged for 1988 Lockerbie plane attack
Charges filed against Libyan man for explosion on Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland.
74 migrants drown after boat capsizes near Libya
At least eight shipwrecks have taken place in the Central Mediterranean since last month.
Covid 19: Middle East death toll over 50,000
Likely to be more as war-ravaged nations such as Libya and Yemen are under-reported.
By air and sea, mercenaries landed in Libya. But the plan went south
New York Times: A glimpse into the world of those who have thrived off Libya's chaos.
'Music to Putin's ears': Russian forces shoot down US drone
At first it seemed like an accident. But now a far more sinister plot has been revealed.
Italy judge says German rescue boat captain can go free
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is unhappy with the decision.
Italian authorities arrest humanitarian rescue boat captain after docking
Captain of humanitarian rescue vessel could face up to 10 years in prison for the act.
The whisky whack that ended Air NZ hijack drama
Hijacker who wanted to crash an Air NZ plane into Suva was foiled with a bottle of scotch.