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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May 02, 2011The UN has withdrawn all its international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices.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...
Transnistrians say Moldova should thank them for preserving country's statehood
April 28, 2011Transnistria's Coordination Board of Civil Society Organizations and Political Parties believes that thank to the stiff position of the Transnistrian region, which stated 20 years ago its independence, the neighbor Republic of Moldova has preserved its...
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...
Libya crisis: Nato strike hits Gaddafi compound
April 25, 2011A Nato air strike on the Libyan capital Tripoli has badly damaged buildings in Col Muammar Gaddafi's compound. Reports said at least two powerful missiles struck the Libyan leader's sprawling Bab al-Azizia compound early on Monday. Three TV stations...
Photographers' bodies ferried from Misrata to Benghazi
April 22, 2011The bodies of two award-winning photographers killed in Libya have been ferried to the rebel-held city of Benghazi on an aid ship. Liverpool-born Tim Hetherington, 40, and American Chris Hondros, 41, died on Wednesday while covering the conflict in the...