Libya
Turkey's PM Erdogan urges Col Muammar Gaddafi to quit
May 04, 2011Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to step down "for the sake of the country's future". Mr Erdogan said the Libyan leader had ignored the wishes of his people by using force against...
ICC prosecutor says grounds to charge Libyan forces
May 04, 2011The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has said there are reasonable grounds to charge forces loyal to Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi with crimes against humanity. In a report, Luis Moreno-Ocampo said charges could include murder, unlawful...
Libya crisis: Muammar Gaddafi's son buried in Tripoli
May 03, 2011The funeral of the youngest son of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has taken place in the capital, Tripoli. Libya says Saif al-Arab, 29, and three of Col Gaddafi's grandchildren died on Saturday when Nato missiles hit his villa in the leader's compound...
Swiss freeze $1bn in Gaddafi, Mubarak, Ben Ali assets
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May 03, 2011Switzerland says it has frozen nearly $1bn worth of assets linked to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and the deposed leaders of Egypt and Tunisia. Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said some 830m Swiss francs (£580m; $960m) had been discovered...
Libya crisis: UN leaves Tripoli amid mob attacks
May 02, 2011The UN has withdrawn all its international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices. UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a Nato air strike that reportedly killed a son of Col...
Libya crisis: UN to quit Tripoli amid mob attacks
May 01, 2011The UN is withdrawing all its international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices. UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a Nato air strike that reportedly killed a son of...
Libya: UN team to start probe of human rights abuses
April 27, 2011A UN team has arrived in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since the start of the conflict in February. The team was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council following the Libyan government's crackdown on protesters...
Libya: Berlusconi backs Nato strikes by Italy jets
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April 26, 2011Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has approved the use of his country's air force in Nato's Libya mission. Italy was ready to allow its jets to take "targeted military action", he said in a statement. Earlier, a Nato air strike badly damaged buildings...
Spanish photojournalist calls parents from Libya jail
April 25, 2011A Spanish photojournalist detained by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has telephoned his parents from a military prison in Tripoli. Manu Brabo's father, Manuel Varela, told TVE his son had said he was being fed and was "in fairly good...
Pope Benedict urges end to fighting in Libya
April 25, 2011The Pope has urged diplomacy and dialogue to end the conflict in Libya, in his blessing at Easter Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Benedict also called for relief to be delivered to all those in need as a result of the conflict....
