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A European court on Thursday ordered Italy to pay $20,000 to around two dozen Eritrean and Somali migrants, saying that they may have violated the rights of the refugees by sending them to Libya.

Tuaregs tribal militants who may have fought alongside Moammar Gadhafi’s forces have moved into northern Mali.

Gun battles between rival militia groups erupted near center of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Wednesday.

Libya said it is taking steps to control prisons throughout the country after allegations of torture emerged.