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Manchester attack: Salman Abedi's father had ties with militant group, says Libya's Deterrence Force

The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, was part of a Libyan militant group with ties to Al-Qaeda, a Libyan security source said.

Passengers of hijacked Libyan flight to return home from Malta

The passengers from a hijacked Libyan flight that was diverted to Malta have left the Mediterranean island and are returning home.

Nayeemuddin's world of terror: Teenage girls with AK-47s and Gaddafi-killing video on cellphone

When a Telangana police party raided the house of the slain Maoist-turned-gangster, Mohammed Nayeemuddin, they found nine minor girls, including a 40-day-old baby.

Libyan forces capture symbolic base of Islamic State in Sirte

Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte on Wednesday captured a large convention hall complex in the city centre, seizing a symbolic base where militants once held meetings and flew their black jihadist flag.

In a first, FBI charges American cop with helping Islamic State

According to an FBI affidavit, Young bought nearly $250 in gift cards to give to the Islamic State to use to purchase mobile apps.

Libya: Islamic State steps up suicide bombings, leaves 10 dead

Analysts have warned that Sirte's fall would not spell the end of the jihadists in Libya.

Chickening out: Cash-strapped Islamic State selling poultry in Libya

Cash-strapped Islamic State terror group has taken to selling chickens and eggs in the streets of Libya's Sirte at a "very cheap price" in an apparent sign of its deepening financial woes, according to a media report.

As war in Libya grows, official government in new bid for oil cash

Libya's Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni has said his government would run its own oil sales and deposit revenues abroad in a bid to divert proceeds away from a rival self-declared administration in Tripoli.

Oil rises in Asia ahead of Eurozone meet

Oil cartel OPEC sees member Libya restoring production to one million barrels per day within six months, then attaining pre-conflict levels by the end of 2012. Traders were also bracing for the outcome of European Union summits on Sunday and Wednesday.

31 killed in clashes between Islamists and rivals in Libya

Clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi between Islamists and rival fighters loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 on both sides.