Renewed militia clashes rock western Libya; child killed

CAIRO (AP) — Local officials in Libya say that a new round of infighting between rouge militias in the country’s west has killed a 10-year-old girl. It’s the latest bout of violence to rock the North African nation ,mired in decadelong chaos. The fighting broke out Sunday between rival militias in the western town of Zawiya, where armed groups — like in many other towns and cities in oil-rich Libya — are competing for influence. Health authorities said on Monday that along with the child who was killed, at least eight other civilians were wounded in the clashes that continued overnight.