UN chief calls for calm in Libya

Guterres 'deeply concerned' after clashes at air base leave 141 dead

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on all parties to restore calm in southern Libya after clashes at an air base there killed more than 140 people.

The UN chief is "deeply concerned" about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base and "calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm," said his spokesperson in a statement.