Libyan Politicians

The EU urged Libyan politicians to back a unity government Friday, as the ISIS claimed suicide bombings that killed dozens and sparked fears of a jihadist expansion on Europe's doorstep.

More than three-quarters of Libya's newly elected parliament met for the first time on Saturday in a city chosen by a prominent anti-Islamist politician, likely signaling a swing against Islamists and extremist militias amid violence unseen since the 2011 civil war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

The EU urged Libyan politicians to back a unity government Friday, as the ISIS claimed suicide bombings that killed dozens and sparked fears of a jihadist expansion on Europe's doorstep.

More than three-quarters of Libya's newly elected parliament met for the first time on Saturday in a city chosen by a prominent anti-Islamist politician, likely signaling a swing against Islamists and extremist militias amid violence unseen since the 2011 civil war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.