TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Aircraft attacked a convoy carrying suspected Islamic State militants near the northwestern Libyan town of Bani Walid early on Sunday, an official said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack though both the United States and Libyan government forces have launched air strikes on jihadists in recent months. Three huge explosions rocked the area [...]
Boat carrying 700 migrants capsized north of Libya
A boat believed to be crowded with 700 migrants capsized in the waters north of Libya overnight, leaving at least 24 confirmed dead and sparking fears for what could become the Mediterranean's deadliest known migrant sea disaster, Italy's Coast Guard and other officials said Sunday. The Coast Guard said in a statement that the migrants' 20-meter (66-foot) vessel may have [...]