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updated 5:28 PM EDT, Mon May 12, 2014

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Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A boat carrying illegal migrants sank off the coast of Tripoli on Sunday, killing at least 40 people, the spokesman for Libya's Interior Ministry told CNN.

Some 50 others were rescued, and an unspecified number remain missing, Rami Kaal said.

Kaal did not have information on the specific nationalities of the migrants on the vessel but said Libya is suffering greatly from the "huge number" of illegal migrants in his country.

According to the spokesman, most have come from sub-Saharan Africa, neighboring countries like Egypt and Tunisia and, more recently, more have come from Syria.

The migrants arrive to board boats headed to European shores, particularly Italy and Malta.

Kaal feels that the European countries have an obligation to help Libya deal with this "serious problem" but said, so far, they have done little.

According to Kaal, the flow of illegal migrants has contributed to the rise in crimes such as killings and armed robberies in Libya.

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TRIPOLI, Libya Libya's election commission said Wednesday it is extending the registration period for voters until the end of the month, further delaying the elections for parliament that has an already expired mandate.

The parliament split between Islamists and non-Islamist groups was to be dissolved in February. Islamists led a motion to extend its mandate but after protests from opponents, the parliament agreed to an early vote, but didn't set a date.

On Wednesday, the head of the election commission Emad al-Sayeh said it is extending the deadline for registration from May 15 to May 29 to allow more voters to register. So far, only 1.2 million voters registered to vote in the parliament elections.

The Libyan parliament is sharply divided. Earlier this month, the parliament voted on a new prime minister amid disputes and walkouts between Islamists and non-Islamists. Finally, a new prime minister, Islamist-backed Ahmed Maiteg, was elected and sworn in despite an outcry from the non-Islamist forces.

In his first televised interview after he was sworn in last week, Maiteg promised to ensure a democratic transition and to pave the way for parliamentarian elections.

Libya has been plagued by weak governments and sporadic violence since the downfall of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in an eight-month civil war in 2011. Successive governments have depended on militias to restore law and order, but the armed groups supported cities, tribes or political factions have pressured the government and parliament.

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Libya election commission extends voter registration amid weak turnout

Libya's election commission said Wednesday it is extending the registration period for voters until the end of the month, further delaying the elections for parliament that has an already expired mandate.

The parliament split between Islamists and non-Islamist groups was to be dissolved in February. Islamists led a motion to extend its mandate but after protests from opponents, the parliament agreed to an early vote, but didn't set a date.

On Wednesday, the head of the election commission Emad al-Sayeh said it is extending the deadline for registration from May 15 to May 29 to allow more voters to register. So far, only 1.2 million voters registered to vote in the parliament elections.

The Libyan parliament is sharply divided. Earlier this month, the parliament voted on a new prime minister amid disputes and walkouts between Islamists and non-Islamists. Finally, a new prime minister, Islamist-backed Ahmed Maiteg, was elected and sworn in despite an outcry from the non-Islamist forces.

In his first televised interview after he was sworn in last week, Maiteg promised to ensure a democratic transition and to pave the way for parliamentarian elections.

Libya has been plagued by weak governments and sporadic violence since the downfall of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in an eight-month civil war in 2011. Successive governments have depended on militias to restore law and order, but the armed groups supported cities, tribes or political factions have pressured the government and parliament.

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Plan of Democrat Socialists Is To Agitate And Polarize
Alex Continues with Film maker Joel Gilbert to discuss his new movie "There #39;s No Place Like Utopia" and the impacts of the social plans being put into place in America and the inhernt warning...

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