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Libya floods: Drowning of Derna was man-made disaster decades in the making
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA demolished building at the port city of Derna, Libya, is the result of a dam collapse in the wake...
Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoROME — Russian vessels have been unloading thousands of tons of military equipment in the eastern...
‘We knew ahead of time’: A decade of turmoil left Libya unprepared for a catastrophic storm
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFollowing a civil war and a political standoff that has lasted almost a decade, Libya is struggling...
Horrific dam collapses epitomize Libya's failures. Why were so many warnings ignored?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPeople look for survivors in Derna, Libya. For years, experts warned that floods pose significant...
How Libya reached its dangerous political impasse
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGaddafi is ousted in August and killed in October. A rebel council stages elections for an interim General National Congress which creates a transitional...
Eastern Libyan leader announces 'final chance' for elections
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced "a final...
Putin’s Move to Secure Libya Bases Is New Regional Worry for US
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Russia is moving to expand its military presence in eastern Libya, a plan that could...
Fury over ‘avoidable’ deaths in Libya floods as thousands buried in mass graves with 11,000...
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoFury is growing over the thousands of people killed in the flooding that has devastated Libya – with...
What we know about the floods that killed thousands in Libya
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEmergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s...
Flood death toll in eastern Libya reaches 5,300 with many more missing, officials say
ABC News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has reached 5,300, a local health official...