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Russian and French foreign ministers discuss Libya in Munich

Feb 18, 2017

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, have discussed the crisis in Libya on the margins of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Russian ministry said Saturday, according to…

Cars fall into sinkhole in Los Angeles

Feb 18, 2017

BBC - Two cars have fallen down a sinkhole in Studio City, a Los Angeles neighbourhood in the US.The drama of the second one, teetering on the edge and then tumbling down, was shown on live television.One of the strongest…

Facebook Al to spot terrorists, criminals and prevent suicide

Feb 18, 2017

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) software review content posted on the social network, BBC wrote.In a letter describing the plan, he said algorithms would eventually be able to…

Italy to investigate private rescue vessels off Libyan coast

Feb 18, 2017

AFP - The fleet of privately-run aid vessels rescuing migrants off the Libyan coast and bringing them to Italy is "of interest" to Italian investigators, a Sicilian prosecutor told AFP on Friday.Catania prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro…

Turkey car bomb kills a child and injures over 5 people

Feb 18, 2017

BBC - A child was killed and at least 15 people injured in a large car bomb blast in a town in southern Turkey, a regional governor says.The explosion targeted a building housing judges and prosecutors in Viransehir, in Sanliurfa…

British Defence Secretary warns Russia against intervening in Libya

Feb 18, 2017

The British Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, has warned Russia against interfering in Libya, as Britain and its Nato allies consider sending more aid to help the fragmented country rebuild its armed forces, according to the Telegraph.…

170 Senegalese immigrants repatriated home from Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport

Feb 17, 2017

After the wave of Nigerians this week, 170 Senegalese migrants who were in detention centres in Tripoli have been sent back to their country, according to AfricaNEws.The group made up entirely of men took the plane early on Thursday…

Italy wins Libyan mayors’ consent regarding deal to cut off migrants’ flow from Libya

Feb 17, 2017

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti has met with the mayors of ten towns in Libya’s southern desert region to convince them to overcome differences and back the struggle against migrant smuggling through Libyan territory into…

National Salvation Government PM: Flights from Tripoli International Airport to take off by…

Feb 17, 2017

The Prime Minister of the National Salvation Government (NSG), a rival government to the UN-brokered Government of National Accord, Khalifa Al-Ghweil, inaugurated Thursday evening the reopening of the Tripoli International Airport,…

Syrians meet in Astana to discuss ceasefire ahead of Geneva talks

Feb 16, 2017

AP - Syrian government officials sat face-to-face with rebels for the second time in three weeks in Kazakhstan on Thursday, as diplomats stepped up efforts to lay the groundwork for U.N.-brokered peace talks next week.A leader…

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