Libya's elected parliament extends mandate, complicating peace talks

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's elected parliament voted on Monday to extend its mandate, due to expire on Oct. 20, in a move likely to complicate U.N. attempts to end a crisis between the country's two rival governments.

Four years after the uprising that toppled veteran ruler Muammar Gaddafi, the oil-producing North African state is caught in conflict between its recognised government, with an elected parliament, and a rival self-declared administration. The two are backed by competing armed factions.