'Dozens of bodies' at Libya base

At least 35 bodies have been recovered from a Libyan military base that was overrun by Islamist-led militias, the Libyan Red Crescent says.

The special forces base in Benghazi was captured on Tuesday, after two days of intense fighting.

Libya has been gripped by a wave of violence involving the militias that spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.

The new parliament is reportedly going to hold an emergency meeting this week.

The parliament, elected late last month, was due to have met in Benghazi on 4 August.

However it will now meet on Saturday in the city of Tobruk, some 200 km (125 miles) east of Benghazi, the AFP new agency reports.

Abu Badr Biira, an MP quoted by the agency, said the venue for the meeting had been changed "in light of the dangerous situation".

Many Western governments - including the UK, France, Germany and the US - have already asked their citizens to leave the country. Several have also evacuated their embassies.

BBC