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Mali appeals for international intervention in Libya

January 07, 2015 1:17 pm

Since July 2013, when the U.N. took over peacekeeping in Mali, 33 peacekeepers have died and 109 injured.

Gaddafi resistance crumbling in Sirte

October 13, 2011 12:53 am

Other fighters searched the partly destroyed houses as a few dazed civilians emerged from their basements.

Lockerbie bomber at pro-Gaddafi rally,Britain says release a mistake

July 28, 2011 12:41 am

A Libyan man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over the Scottish town of Lockerbie has attended a rally in Tripoli in support of Muammar Gaddafi,Libyas state TV said.

Disregard ICC warrant: AU

July 03, 2011 1:55 am

The African Union has called on its member states to disregard the ICC arrest warrant against Gaddafi.

Rebels advance on Tripoli

June 28, 2011 12:44 am

Libyan rebels trying to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi have pushed to within about 80 km of the capital,a rebel spokesman told Reuters.

In Libya,delusion makes a last stand

June 21, 2011 12:12 am

As bombs rained down on Tripoli,Gaddafi played chess. Was it just another moment of illusionist denial by an autocrat?

NATOs Tripoli strike kills 7 civilians,say Libyan officials

June 20, 2011 12:58 am

Libyan officials said some seven civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Tripoli.

As Libya burns,Gaddafi plays chess with Russian

June 14, 2011 12:22 am

Muammar Gaddafi is calm and plays a decent game of chess,eccentric Russian chess supremo Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said,describing a weekend match with the embattled Libyan leader.

British military chief urges wider targeting in Libya

May 15, 2011 12:40 pm

The head of Britain's armed forces urged NATO to "up the ante" in Libya.

NATO bombs wont get me: Gaddafis audio message

May 15, 2011 12:31 am

Libyan state television carried brief audio tape remarks it said were by Muammar Gaddafi in which he taunted NATO as a cowardly crusader whose bombs could not kill him.