Libya

Sarkozy on trial over alleged Libyan campaign financing

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial charged with receiving millions of euro in illegal financing from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid.

61 migrants drown after shipwreck off Libya - UN agency

More than 60 migrants, including women and children, drowned following a "tragic" shipwreck off Libya, a UN agency has said. The International Organization for Migration in Libya quoted survivors as saying the boat was carrying around 86 people when it departed the city of Zwara.

Arrest of eight officials ordered in Libya after flood

Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster that killed thousands of people.

Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people - IOM

Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Displaced landmines, polluted water after Libya floods

People whose homes have been swept away by flooding in Libya's eastern city of Derna face the dilemma of whether to stay and risk infection, or flee through areas where landmines have been displaced by the torrents.

One week after Libya flood, aid effort gains pace

A week after a flood rushed through the Libyan city of Derna, killing thousands, the focus has turned to caring for survivors of the disaster.

Libya's deadly floods: What we know

Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya but fears over survivors

Shipments of international aid has begun to arrive in Libya, offering a lifeline to thousands despite dwindling hopes of finding more survivors days after deadly flash floods.

Libya's Derna grapples to cope with thousands of bodies

Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna are struggling to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble, after a flood that smashed down buildings and swept people to sea.

Irish-Libyan doctor fears flood toll will hit 20,000

An Irish-Libyan emergency medicine surgeon working in the devastated Libyan city of Derna has said he fears the death toll there could reach 20,000.

Libyan authorities demand probe over catastrophic flood

Libyan authorities have demanded an investigation into whether human failings were to blame for thousands of deaths in the worst natural disaster in the country's modern history, as survivors searched for loved ones washed away by floods.

Libyans search for families after catastrophic flood

Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched for missing relatives and rescue workers appealed for more body bags, after a catastrophic flood that killed thousands of people and swept many out to sea.

Over 2,300 dead in Libya floods with thousands missing

At least 2,300 people have been killed in Libya and thousands more have been reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.

Eastern Libya authorities say 2,000 dead in flood

Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain.

Eastern Libya forces find missing uranium

Eastern Libyan forces said today that ten drums of uranium declared missing by the UN nuclear watchdog had been found near the warehouse they were taken from in southern Libya.

Over 70 migrants 'presumed dead' after Libya shipwreck

Dozens of migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off Libya, with only seven survivors found so far, the United Nations has said.

Deadly Tripoli clashes raise fears of wider Libya war

Rival factions have battled across Libya's capital in the worst fighting there for two years as an eyewitness said forces aligned with a parliament-backed administration moved on the city to try to take power.

Six dead, 29 missing after boat capsizes off Libya

Six people were found dead and 29 are missing and presumed dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today.