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  Survivors report 240 dead in 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks off Libya, says UN refugee agency

  World | November 03, 2016 22:21 IST

  As many as 240 people have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday, citing survivors’ testimony.

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  Two Indian teachers held captive in Libya rescued, confirms Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | September 15, 2016 12:29 IST

  Two Indian teachers who were abducted in Libya’s Sirte, an area controlled by the Islamic State, over a year ago have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.

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  Indian techie abducted in Libya released, says Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | July 06, 2016 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday confirmed that the Indian embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph, who hails from Kozhikode in Kerala and was working as a computer

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  16 Libyan militiamen killed in 2 IS attacks near Sirte

  World | June 16, 2016 21:02 IST

  Benghazi: At least 16 Libyan militia fighters have been killed in two attacks by the Islamic State group as pro-government forces try to dislodge the extremists from Sirte, their last stronghold in the country, officials

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  Heart-rending moment: Rescuer carries dead body of 1-yr-old baby drowned in Mediterranean

  World | May 31, 2016 8:54 IST

  After hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week, a humanitarian organisation has circulated a photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer. The image of a year old kid revives the memory of the 3-year-

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  More than 4,000 migrants rescued off Libya: Italian coast guard

  World | May 27, 2016 7:11 IST

  Rome:Some 4,100 people were rescued off the Libyan coasts on Thursday, Italian officials said. Overall, 22 operations were carried out to assist migrants and refugees sailing aboard overcrowded crafts in the Strait of Sicily, between

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  Amid security threat, government bans Indians from travelling to Libya

  India | May 23, 2016 19:42 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Monday barred Indian nationals from travelling to Libya due to the worrying security situation in the North African country. The Ministry of External Affairs has issued a travel advisory

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  In poll season, Sushma, Chandy spar over credit for Libya evacuation

  Politics | May 12, 2016 21:36 IST

  Chief Minister Oomen Chandy and Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj today indulged in a battle for credit over the evacuation of 29 Indians from war-torn Libya.

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  29 Indians to be evacuated from Libya, will reach Kerala on May 12

  India | May 10, 2016 22:06 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Twenty-nine people belonging to six families from Kerala and three from Tamil Nadu will reach Kerala on May 12 after evacuation from Libya, a senior official said today. “These families include infants. They will

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  Failing to read Libya post Gaddafi my worst mistake: US President Obama

  World | April 12, 2016 7:13 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama has said that the worst mistake of his presidency was the lack of planning for the aftermath of toppling of Libyan dictator Moamer Gadhafi with the country spiraling into chaos

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  Sushma Swaraj confirms death of Indian nurse, son in Libya

  India | March 27, 2016 9:24 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday confirmed the death of an Indian nurse and her infant son in a rocket attack in Libya on Friday.

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  Keralite nurse, toddler killed in Libya bomb blast: family

  India | March 26, 2016 15:58 IST

  Keralite nurse, toddler killed in Libya bomb blast: family

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  Tunisia bloodied: At least 53 dead in clashes near Libyan border

  World | March 08, 2016 7:29 IST

  Tunis: Exceptionally deadly clashes between Tunisian forces and extremist attackers left at least 53 people dead today near Tunisia's border with Libya, the government said, amid growing fear that violence from Libya could destabilize the

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  In his Christmas message, Pope encourages UN-backed peace process for Syria, Libya

  World | December 26, 2015 8:57 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured

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  Pope Francis urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace

  World | December 25, 2015 23:58 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured

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  ISIS executes two for 'witchcraft', 'spying' in Libya

  World | December 15, 2015 9:57 IST

  Tripoli: The Islamic State jihadist group has executed a woman for "witchcraft" and a man accused of spying in its Libyan stronghold, news agencies close to the country's rival authorities on Monday.IS beheaded the Moroccan

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  ISIS shifting headquarters to Libya as air strikes devastate Syrian

  World | December 02, 2015 17:24 IST

  Terrorists of the dreaded Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are setting up their new headquarters along Libya's Mediterranean coast after air strikes from the West wreaked havoc in their Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, a

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  UN urges Libya rival parties to reach agreement

  World | November 03, 2015 7:10 IST

  Tripoli: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on Libyan rival parties to redouble efforts to reach a political agreement and form a unified national government, according its statement issued on Monday."The

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  Bodies of 40 migrants wash ashore in Libya

  World | October 25, 2015 8:04 IST

  Benghazi: Libya's Red Crescent says the bodies of 40 migrants have washed ashore in the Mediterranean country.Red Crescent spokesman Mohamed al-Masrati says 27 of the bodies were found today at the town of Zliten, east

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  One of 2 Indians abducted in Libya flees from captivity

  World | September 17, 2015 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: One of the two Indians, who were abducted in Sirte in war-devastated Libya, has managed to flee from captivity.Sources said Pravash Ranjan Samal, hailing from Odisha, escaped from the captors and conveyed to