239 migrants feared dead as boats capsized off Libyan coast

At least 239 illegal migrants died when their two boats capsized off the coast of Libya, according to the United Nations refugee agency.According to the Libyan News Agency (LANA), a UNHCR spokeswoman in Italy, Carlotta Sami, said 31…

US warship launches attack on IS militants in Sirte

US Marines are using Super Cobra attack helicopters to mount close-range airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Libyan city of Sirte, the US navy said Thursday.The gunship attacks, the first of their kind to be confirmed…