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• U.N. sees Libya talks entering final mile, eyes Sept. 20 deal

  Talks aimed at uniting Libya's two warring governments are entering the final stretch and there is hope of signing a deal on Sept. 20, the U.N. Special Representative for Libya Bernardino Leon said on Friday.

• Tripoli negotiator quits day before new Libya peace talks

  A senior negotiator from one of Libya's two parliaments on Wednesday quit United Nations-sponsored talks on forming a unity government, a day before a new round of negotiations.

• Europe threatens sanctions on Libyans over peace impasse

  The European Union is considering sanctions against Libya's warring factions who fail to agree to a U.N.-sponsored peace deal after one group controlling the capital Tripoli refused to sign up this month.

• Libya prime minister calls for international strikes on Islamists

  Libya's internationally recognized prime minister called for the West to launch air strikes to defeat Islamist militants who control Tripoli and have driven his government out of the capital.

• Libyan rival parliament suspends U.N.-sponsored peace talks

  A parliament set up in Libya to rival the elected assembly has suspended U.N.-sponsored peace talks because of what it called fresh violence from the country's recognized government, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

• U.N. to widen Libya peace talks by including rival parliament

  The United Nations will widen a new round of talks aimed at ending Libya's escalating political crisis by including a rival assembly challenging the recognized government, its special envoy said on Monday.

• Libya faces chaos as top court rejects elected assembly

  Libya's Supreme Court declared the internationally recognized parliament on Thursday as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.