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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain, France and Russia are backing the new U.N.-brokered unity government in Libya and are calling for international support. Libya has been dominated by militias since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Russia's U.N. ambassador says a central government is needed "in light of the terrorist threat" and the presence of fighters from the Islamic State extremist group.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be campaigning in New York on Friday instead of a previously scheduled trip to California. Word of the change came on the same day the campaign announced that veteran operative Paul Manafort will expand his role "related to the nomination process." An Associated Press-Gfk poll released Thursday shows Trump is seen unfavorably by 7 in 10 Americans.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has demanded that China remove an oil exploration rig from a sea area where the countries are still negotiating control. Vietnam's foreign minister (Le Hai Binh) says his country opposes China's actions and urges China to contribute to peace and stability in the region. The oil rig was parked in 2014 near the Paracel islands which Vietnam claims as its exclusive economic zone.
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a murder suspect who escaped from a psychiatric hospital Wednesday stopped at his parents' Spokane-area home on Thursday night. KHQ-TV reports Anthony Garver's mother called 911 when she saw him. Garver was accused of torturing a woman to death several years ago. The manhunt involves dogs, helicopters, a SWAT team and federal marshals.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's highest court has ruled that a former sailor convicted of rape and murder more than three decades ago is innocent and should be released from prison. Keith Allen Harward is due to be released Friday. Lawyers say the case is an example of unreliability of bite-mark evidence. Attorney General Mark Herring said DNA evidence proves that Harward couldn't have committed the crimes.
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