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Libya parliament rejects UN-backed unity government

Tuesday, 26 January 2016 4:51 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 26 January 2016 4:51 AM ]

Women place a shoe on a placard bearing a portrait of UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler during a demonstration against a UN-sponsored agreement on forming a national unity government in the capital, Tripoli, January 8, 2016. (AFP photo)

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