An air strike hit a Libyan militia post on the border with Tunisia Friday, killing one person, as the United Nations warned a spate of bombing raids was damaging peace efforts.

The Libya Shield militia accused forces loyal to the internationally recognised government of carrying out the attack close to the Ras Jedir border crossing.

"One Libya Shield member was killed and between three and five were wounded," spokesman Hafedh Muammar told AFP.

Libya Shield forms part of the Islamist-backed militia alliance which seized the capital and much of the west in August, forcing the internationally backed government to take refuge in the remote east.

Tunisian defence ministry spokesman Belhassen Oueslati told AFP that the country's air space had not been violated in the raid but that air force patrols had been stepped up in the border region.

Forces loyal to the government have carried out a series of air strikes in western Libya in recent days, drawing condemnation from the UN mission to the North African country, which said it was undermining its efforts to broker an end to the unrest.

"The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns in the strongest terms the recent air raids and the escalation in violence in Libya," it said.

"UNSMIL also expresses deep concern at the negative effects the military escalation is having on the process of political dialogue."

The UN mission announced on Wednesday that Special Representative Bernardino Leon will lead a new round of negotiations between the warring parties on December 9.

"The continuing escalation in the violence and statements threatening more military action do not help create the atmosphere conducive to hold this political dialogue." UNSMIL said.

On Thursday, forces loyal to the internationally recognised government hit what they said was a militia position in the south of Tripoli.

But their militia rivals, who have set up their own administration in the capital, said the strike hit a poultry farm.

On Tuesday, air strikes on the coastal city of Zuara, between Tripoli and Ras Jedir, killed seven people, including five African migrant workers.

Forces loyal to prominent former general Khalifa Haftar, who is now allied with the internationally recognised government, control the Al-Woutia air base in western Libya.

Haftar's forces have been battling Islamist militia in second city Benghazi since October. He has also vowed to end militia control of the capital within three months.

More than three years after dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed revolt, Libya is awash with weapons and powerful militias, and has rival parliaments as well as governments.

China says will help Kenya with hacking probe
Nairobi (AFP) Dec 05, 2014 - China on Friday promised its full cooperation with Kenya following the arrest of 77 of its nationals alleged to have operated a cyber crime network in the capital Nairobi.

A statement from the Chinese embassy in Nairobi said initial investigations pointed to a "telecommunication fraud case", an apparent response to Kenyan concerns that those detained may be Chinese spies.

"China and Kenya enjoy long-standing friendship, and the Chinese side resolutely supports the Kenyan side in combating all forms of illegal and criminal activities," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in the statement.

"We will actively cooperate with the Kenyan side to carry out investigation and handle the case in accordance with law. Meanwhile, we also hope that the Kenyan side can safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens being involved and properly deal with this case in a law-abiding and just way," it added.

Kenyan officials revealed this week they were holding 77 Chinese nationals accused of running a hacking operation and mysterious "command centre" from upmarket houses in the capital.

Kenya's foreign ministry has also summoned China's top diplomat in Nairobi to seek reassurances that Beijing -- a close ally and major investor in east Africa's largest economy -- was not in anyway linked to the affair.

According to local police, the gang had been "preparing to raid the country's communication systems", and reports said a series of police raids had turned up equipment capable of infiltrating bank accounts, Kenya's M-Pesa mobile banking system and ATM machines.

The raids on the properties were sparked after police began investigating a house fire apparently caused by a computer that left one Chinese national dead, and that they found the Chinese living in "military-style dormitories".

The homes were reportedly located in the upmarket northern Nairobi suburb of Runda, which is located next to the diplomatic area of Gigiri, home to the United Nations' headquarters and US embassy.