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Libyan officials don't agree on national unity government

Thursday, 8 October 2015, 07:43 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Libyan lawmakers have not yet reached agreement on a national unity government that is meant to stitch the oil-rich but chaotic north African country back together, a U.N. envoy said. Bernardino...

Updated: Russia fires missiles as Syrian troops launch ground push

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 15:08 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive Wednesday in the country's central region under cover of Russian airstrikes, a Damascus official said. And in the first salvo from the sea, Russian...

Germany and France try to turn tide of European scepticism

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 12:16 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

It's hard to imagine a tougher year for Europe's union. Pressure to pull the EU's 28 countries tighter together instead risks pushing it farther apart. So the most powerful proponents of European...

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