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Peace talks between Libyan factions to take place in Geneva

Saturday, 8 August 2015, 06:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Planned peace talks next week between Libyan factions will take place in Geneva, instead of Morocco, Libyan officials said Friday. Libya is bitterly divided between rival governments in its east...

Youth camp resumes on isle four years after Norway massacre

Friday, 7 August 2015, 09:50 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of political youth are joining a summer camp on Utoya for the first time since a right-wing extremist killed 69 people in a murderous rampage on the Norwegian island four years...

Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension with pomp-filled ceremony

Friday, 7 August 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

In a defining moment of his young presidency, Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided Thursday over the unveiling of a major extension of the Suez Canal that he hailed as a historic feat needed to...

Search for migrants from overturned boat off Libyan coast goes on

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 13:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Military vessels and aircraft from a multi-nation operation are searching waters off Libya for a second day for any more survivors from an overturned boat crowded with migrants. With seas warm...

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