LIBYA

The fighting between militia groups have led to thousands of residents fleeing their homes.

In one of the deadliest attacks since Mohammed Morsi was ousted, gunmen attacked a checkpoint with rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun.

Libyan authorities said Friday that they have ordered the closure of the country’s airspace for security concerns.

The Libyan economy is in trouble, given recent violence and with oil revenue in the control of militias.

The strike puts pressure on rival militias to end four days of heavy fighting over control of the country's biggest airport, during which at least 20 aircraft have been damaged in the worst violence in the Libyan capital for six months.

Libyan soldiers are receiving training from Italy, United Kingdom and Turkey, but often use it to fight for militias instead.

Most of the chaos that consumes the country is a direct result of the fracturing of militias.

On the 20th anniversary of the end of the Rwandan genocide, the world watches as thousands are killed in Syria's endless civil war.

Islamist militants attacked the Tripoli airport Sunday night, leading to two days of clashes in the city and killing at least 13 people.

About 90 percent of planes and vehicles were destroyed in the attack.

Shibli was said to have contact with al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, and was questioned by the FBI last March.

The airport was struck by rockets followed by heavy gunfire Sunday forcing international carriers to cancel flights.

The Paris-based energy watchdog forecast growth in global oil demand and rising supplies from non-OPEC nations in its monthly oil market report.

Rebel groups ended a yearlong blockade at major export terminals Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, which could start shipping crude again within a week.

Libya's acting Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said the government had reached a deal with a rebel leader controlling oil ports to hand over the last two terminals and end a blockade.

The French leader's lawyer and two magistrates were arrested on Tuesday.

Ahmed Abu Khattala made his first appearance in a U.S. courtroom in Washington.

For weeks it seemed as though the country would fall into a full-fledged civil war. Could this election save Libya? Probably not, analysts say.

Kerry assures Sisi of U.S. support despite the conviction of three journalists for allegedly broadcasting false information.

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