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Libya’s election faces uncertainty amid towering challenges

Libya’s presidential election, meant to help unify the nation after a decade of civil war, is supposed to take place in just over a week, but calls are mounting for a delay. Either scenario — holding the vote on time or postponing it — could turn into a destabilizing setback. The...

UN's Williams meets top Libyan official in Tripoli

The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, on Monday met the Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Libyan Affairs, Stephanie Williams. The pair met to discuss the latest developments in the political process in Libya, and arrangements for upcoming...

As violence in Haiti spikes, aid groups struggle to help

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hindering the very aid organizations combating those problems in a country whose government struggles to provide basic services. Few relief workers are willing to speak on the record about the...