Libya's Parliament Holds Crisis Talks With Rival Assembly

Libya's elected parliament held U.N.-brokered talks with foes tied to a rival assembly on Monday calling for a cease-fire by armed factions and more dialogue to end a confrontation driving the OPEC member state close to civil war. The House of Representatives, the internationally recognized parliament elected in June, was uprooted last month when an armed group from the western city of Misrata took control of the capital Tripoli and set up its own assembly and cabinet there. The...

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