Libya
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Yvonne Fletcher: man arrested over PC's murder 31 years on
Speed Read Scotland Yard offering £50,000 for information that leads to arrest and prosecution of those responsible
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Refugee crisis: why so many risk all to reach Europe
In Depth War in Syria and a failed state in Libya have led to the biggest displacement of people in a generation
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Libya peace talks begin: what are they likely to achieve?
In Depth UN negotiations get under way in Geneva, but many are sceptical a deal can be reached
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David Cameron drafts plans to attack IS in Libya
Speed Read UK government investigating possible links between Islamic State in Libya and the recent terrorist attacks in Tunisia
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Hundreds feared dead after migrant boat capsizes near Libya
Speed Read The Italian coastguard has rescued at least 144 people from the Mediterranean, including babies
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Egypt buys French fighter jets as press rattles sabre
In Depth Egyptian newspapers are full-throated in their support for military action against Islamic State
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Islamic State 'hopes Libya will be gateway to invade Europe'
Speed Read Jihadists want to cause 'pandemonium' in Europe according to letter by Islamic State propagandist
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Armed threat as 2,000 migrants rescued from Med
Speed Read Italian coastguard threatened by Kalashnikov-wielding men during the operation, in an 'alarming' new twist
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Egypt 'avenges' Coptic Christians killed by Islamic State
Speed Read Islamic State targets in Libya hit by Egyptian forces after militants behead 21 Christians in gruesome video
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Migration: why Libya is the critical link in a deadly chain
In Depth Most people trying to cross the Mediterranean without papers come through the lawless north African state of Libya
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Why is Libya being governed from a Greek car ferry?
In Depth Libya's parliament has decamped to a ship in the country's east, while Islamist militants roam the capital of Tripoli
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Morning Glory rescue: US Navy Seals were due some better PR
In Depth Will the Seals' Mediterranean adventure help restore their 'super-hero' reputation after Osama revelation?
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Thatcher 'accepted' Yvonne Fletcher killer would go free
In Depth PM realised 1984 shooting at Libyan embassy demonstration would go unpunished, documents reveal
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Oil price drops as protest ends in Libya and world supply rises
Speed Read Increased US production and a deal in Libya prompts biggest one-day drop in oil prices for a year
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