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Libya's Power Vacuum Draws ISIS Closer to Europe
Since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya has descended into chaos—with two rival governments vying for control. Now a faction of the Islamic State has moved into the vacuum of power. Would another international intervention make things better or worse?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenSince the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya has descended into chaos — with two rival governments vying for control. Now a faction of the Islamic State has moved into the vacuum of power. Would another international intervention make things better or worse?
Also, a graveyard of animals the size of gorillas have been uncovered in a cave off the shore of Madagascar. It's a rare look at ancient giants — extinct since the arrival of human beings.
Photo: Egyptian Christians held captive by the Islamic State (IS) kneel in front of armed men along a beach near Tripoli. They were forced onto their knees, then beheaded. February 15, 2015.(Social media via Reuters TV)
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3 storiesObama Calls for International Fight against Violent Extremism
On the final day of his summit on violent extremism , President Obama called on leaders from 60 nations to expand human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue. "When people are oppressed and human rights are denied, particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines, when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism.
Read the story7 minFertile Ground for ISIS in Libya
Last weekend, a faction of the Islamic State beheaded a dozen Christians in Libya, and the eyes of the world turned back to a nation in chaos. Egypt responded with airstrikes — designed to punish ISIS and help one of two rival governments trying to take power in Libya. The UN is trying to get the two groups together.
Read the story34 minUnderwater Cave in Madagascar Is Packed with 1,000 Year Old Fossils
The subcontinent of Madagascar off southeastern Africa is hot spot of biodiversity, where plants and animals evolved differently than any place else in the world. When humans arrived some 2000 years ago mass extinctions followed. Now scientists have discovered a trove of fossils that could reveal a vanished ecology.
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