Libya official threatens to bomb tankers Man arrested after being hired to have sex with kids

— Libya’s chief of staff has threatened to bomb foreign oil tankers if they entered territorial waters, after a controversial deal struck between the UN envoy and a militia commander in control of the oil terminals. Brig. Gen. Abdel-Razek al-Nadhouri on Monday warned foreign companies against signing oil deals with any party except for the state-run National Oil Corporation branch in Benghazi. Libya’s oil corporation has been split between eastern and western branches. Benghazi’s branch falls under the authority of the internationally recognized parliament seated in the eastern city of Tobruk. The western one falls under the UN-brokered government based in Tripoli. Al-Nadhouri’s move came days after UN Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler came to an agreement with militia leader Ibrahim Jedran, who controls Libya’s vital oil terminals. — Malawi police on Tuesday arrested a man who said he was hired by families to have sex with more than 100 young women, including children, in what was described as ritual cleansing. President Peter Mutharika ordered the arrest of Eric Aniva, who said he had been paid to have sex with young girls. Aniva also told the media he was HIV-positive. Aniva was charged with multiple cases of defilement, Malawi Police Inspector General Lexten Kachama said. Aniva claimed to be a paid sex worker, known as a “hyena,” hired by families and village elders in southern Malawi to have sex with young girls once they reach puberty as a form of ritual cleansing. In a statement, Malawi’s president said it is unacceptable to commit such violations under the guise of culture.