Libya
More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
Flood-hit Libyan city facing long recovery as search for missing goes on
Residents of Derna in east Libya are taking stock and searching for the missing after a devastating flood swept through swathes of the coastal city and more bodies are pulled from the sea.
Libyan official rejects blame for flood disaster
An official in eastern Libya has denied allegations that many of those killed in devastating floods last weekend were told to stay in their homes.
Unmasking the gruesome realities of war
Lynsey Addario has covered nearly every major conflict and humanitarian crisis over the last 20 years and is considered one of the most influential photojournalists of our time. She's just returned… Audio
'This is deeper into The Beatles than we've been before'
Beatles fans have been awaiting Sir Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary 'The Beatles - Get Back' with keen anticipation ever since the project was first announced. Using 60 hours of footage and… Audio, Gallery
Fighting near Libyan capital leaves 21 dead
Rebels intent on taking Tripoli have ignored all calls to stop their offensive, with at least 21 killed in fighting.
Migrants vulnerable to torture forced labour and rape
Aid workers say despite a bigger presence of relief agencies, UN workers, and diplomats in Libya, little has been done to ease the plight of migrants abused in detention centers and blocked from… Video, Audio
Migrant exodus to Europe deadlier than ever
Libya's coastguard is stepping up efforts to halt migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean, but more deaths are occuring as traffickers take bigger risks.
31 die in Mediterranean crossing
At least 31 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya.
Gaddafi's son freed in Libya
The second son of the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was his father's preferred successor, is reported to have been released from prison.
7000 migrants make dangerous voyage to Europe in the last week
"The numbers remain high and everyone I've spoken to expects them to remain high". The BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti has been on a Save the Children's rescue ship off the Libyan coast. Audio
Italy refugee crisis: NGOs accused of colluding with smugglers
An Italian prosecutor claims some charities saving refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are in direct contact with people-smugglers.
Nearly 100 migrants missing after boat sinks near Libya
At least 97 African migrants, including women and children, are missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast, a coastguard spokesman has said.
Libya the epicentre of migrant child abuse
A new report shows nearly 26,000 mostly-unaccompanied children made the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean, double the previous year.
Skipper found guilty for 700 migrant deaths
A Tunisian man has been found guilty by a court in Sicily of causing the sinking of a boat in which 700 migrants died in April 2015.
NZer tells of 'mass panic' as she rescued refugees
A New Zealand aid worker who helped rescue 351 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea two days ago says many risk being sent back to where they came from.
Thousands rescued from boats off Libya
More than 6000 refugees and migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its kind to date
Libyan forces advance into final IS strongholds in Sirte
Libyan government forces are closing in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte. Video, Audio
Parents of Americans killed in Benghazi sue Hillary Clinton
The parents of two Americans killed in a 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Libya are suing Hillary Clinton.
US launches air strikes on Islamic State in Libya
The US has carried out air strikes on Islamic State positions in Libya, following a request by the United Nations-backed government there.