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`Gunmen kill 5 in Libyan refugee camp`

Residents of the camp say they are being persecuted over accusations they sided with Muammar al-Gadd...

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Libyan military court tries Gaddafi loyalists

Benghazi-based prosecutor Mohammed Mathi said Monday that this is the first trial of Gaddafi loyalis...

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`Saif Gaddafi’s trail could begin within weeks’

The trial could eventually see Muammar al-Gaddafi`s son, Saif al-Islam, facing a death sentence.

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China seeks reconstruction role in Libya

China has sent a team of government officials and company executives to Libya to discuss post-war re...

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Libya`s ex-envoy to France dies in militia custody

The International Committee of the Red Cross says Libya currently has about 8,500 detainees in rough...

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Gaddafi’s bloodied shirt, wedding ring up for sale

Libyan national Ahmed Warfali is apparently asking for USD 2 million for the items after somehow com...

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Aisha Gaddafi seeks to help brother Saif al-Islam

One of Muammar Gaddafi`s daughters has asked to intervene in proceedings against her brother at the...

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Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons

The Libyan civil war may have given militant groups like Boko Haram, access to large weapons caches,...

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‘15 dead, 40 missing in sinking off Libya’

At least 15 Somali migrants were killed and 40 left missing after their boat capsized off the coas...

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Libyan commander vows to retake Bani Walid

Bani Walid, 90 miles south of Tripoli, was one of the last towns to surrender to the anti-Gaddafi re...

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Gaddafi is still in hearts of Bani Walid residents

Bani Walid was one of the last towns to fall to the rebels last year and was the scene of new violen...

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`Libya militias, Army torturing Gaddafi loyalists`

Amnesty International said that despite promises, Libya`s new rulers have made no progress to stop t...

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NATO will not return to Libya despite clashes

Fighting erupted in the oasis town of Bani Walid earlier this week, three months after NATO ended it...

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Doctors Without Borders halts work in Misrata

Doctors Without Borders said some detainees were brought for care only to make them fit for further ...

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Gaddafi loyalists seize control of Libyan city

Muammar Gaddafi loyalists seized control of a Libyan mountain city in the most serious challenge to ...

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Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town

Supporters of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seized control of the town of Bani Walid.

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At least four dead in `pro-Gaddafi` attack

Diehards of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi attacked a base in his one-time bastion of Bani ...

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ICC accepts Gaddafi son to be tried in Libya

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Saif al-Islam after he was accused of being involvement in kill...

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Libya: Deputy Head of NTC quits after protests

The protests in Benghazi are particularly troubling for the NTC because the city was the birthplace ...

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Former Gaddafi spokesman captured: Report

The reported capture is being treated with caution, as there have been rumours in the past of the ca...

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Libya had undeclared chemical weapon stockpile

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says inspectors this week found sulfur must...

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Libyan parties reject draft election law

The draft law, published by the NTC on January 2, will set the rules of a vote for the national asse...

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Egypt military ruler to Libya on 1st state visit abroad

Egypt`s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi visits Libya on Monday to boost ties between ...

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British police to probe Libya rendition claims

David Cameron set up the Gibson inquiry in 2010 to look at allegations of British complicity in the ...

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ICC set to OK Saif trial in Libya, Tripoli says

The ICC`s chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said in November that he was happy for Libya to hold...

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Bitterness over Libya taints UN council`s Syria debate

Diplomats predicted that Russia would again raise Libya when top UN officials on Tuesday give a low...

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Sudan leader offers help disarming Libyan militias

The proposal from Omar al-Bashir, who has been charged with crimes against humanity, triggered outra...

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Libyan students return to Gaddafi-free schools

Gone are the days when history books lauded Muammar al-Gaddafi`s accomplishments while blasting the ...

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Sudan President on 1st visit to post-Gaddafi Libya

Sudan`s President is trying to restore relations which soured in the last years of the Libyan dictat...

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Libya Army chief of staff wants to disarm fighters

One of the most serious and immediate problems facing Libya`s interim leaders is disbanding disparat...

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‘Militias could drag Libya into civil war’

Libya`s new rulers still struggle to exert their authority as rival militia leaders refuse to cede c...

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Libya plans vote on assembly to draft constitution

Libya`s interim government has proposed a draft law for electing an assembly to draft a new consti...

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Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash

Libya named Yousef al-Manqoush as head of the armed forces in the first significant move to build a ...

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Former Libya rebel groups clash in Tripoli, 5 dead

The absence of a central security administration has given militias a free hand in ruling areas un...

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10 % of Libyan assembly seats for women: Draft law

The draft stipulates that candidates must be above 25 and should have held no position of responsib...

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S Arabia, Libya agree to restore diplomatic ties

Saudi Arabia and Libya have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and exchange ambassadors now tha...

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Al Qaeda leader sends veteran jihadists to Libya

Al Qaeda`s emir Ayman al-Zawahiri has personally sent a veteran fighter and other experienced jihad...

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Libyans clash with former regime loyalists, 2 dead

Basem al-Tarhoni says angry residents in Tarhouna retaliated by torching the headquarters of some 10...

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Russia asks NATO to probe civilian deaths in Libya

Russia is urging NATO to investigate civilian deaths in Libya from its bombing campaign, saying the ...

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Libyan commander to sue UK govt for torture

A Libyan military commander has sued British government over illegal rendition and torture.

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Libyan students in US worry about returning home

More than two years ago, Faeirouz Elbergwa was among a select group of Libyans sent by her governmen...

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Panetta says Libya faces long, difficult transition

The United States said it had unblocked more than $30 billion in Libyan government assets.

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US lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya

Gaddafi`s rule collapsed when his forces fled Tripoli in August and the last of the fighting in Liby...

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Libyan leader calls on Syria`s Assad to step down

Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should find a peaceful way out of the cri...

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Gaddafi`s death may be war crime: ICC prosecutor

The death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, may have been a war crime, the chief prosecutor o...

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UN chief defends NATO from critics of Libya war

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon defended NATO against criticism from Russia, China and other countr...

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Tribal elders broker end to fighting in Libya

An outbreak of fighting south of the Libyan capital which killed at least four people stopped on Tue...

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Libyan militia, army clash near Tripoli`s airport

Revolutionary fighters clashed with national army troops near Tripoli`s airport, leaving one perso...

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Armed groups clash in turf war in Tripoli

It was the latest in a series of clashes between the rival militias which have wielded real power on...

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Libya ready to forgive Gaddafi fighters: NTC chief

Libya`s new rulers are ready to forgive the forces of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi who battled reb...

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