Libyan protesters and militiamen stormed the headquarters of the election commission in the eastern city of Benghazi, setting voting slips on fire, a militia commander said, a week before the country holds its first general election in nearly five decades.

Clashes in a western Libyan city left six dead and at least 20 injured, a government spokesman said.

A CORK mother-of-four who sponsors several African children has urged parents to support a special charity appeal to recruit 500 child sponsors and help transform an African community.