Region | Libya
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Wednesday May 23
Gaddafi's ex-spy chief indicted in Mauritania
Charged for entering country using fake identity
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Monday May 21
Families of Lockerbie victims still seek answers
Abdul Baset Al Megrahi's death renews pleas from victims' relatives for further investigation of the bombing
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Sunday May 20
Libyan convicted over Lockerbie bombing dies: brother
Abdul Basset Al Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland died on Sunday
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Saturday May 19
Libyans want Nato to account for civilian losses
Advocacy group calls on Western alliance to compensate survivors
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Tuesday May 15
Libyans rush for taste of democracy
Millions to vote in first free elections
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Tuesday May 15
Candidate murdered after poll registration
A candidate in the upcoming poll for a constituent assembly was murdered in Libya's southern desert on Sunday shortly after submitting his registration, a security official said.
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Tuesday May 8
Ex-Libya rebels fire on interim government headquarters
Former Libyan rebels angry over unpaid stipends opened fire on the headquarters of the interim government on Tuesday after surrounding the building
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Tuesday May 1
War crimes court: Libya wants to keep Gaddafi's son
Government asks the Hague-based court to drop it's demand to hand over Saif Al Islam arguing that he should face justice on Libyan soil
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Monday Apr 30
Austria: Ex-Libya oil chief found dead in river
Shukri Ganem, a former Libyan prime minister and oil minister, was found dead in the Danube River
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Monday Apr 30
Canadian with alleged link to 'Gaddafi plot' held in Switzerland
Swiss arrest Ex Canadian engineering firm chief linked to plot to smuggle Gaddafi's son into Mexico
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Sunday Apr 29
Former Libyan oil executive Ganem dies in Austria
He had been chairman of state-owned National Oil Corporation before defecting last June during the uprising that toppled Gaddafi
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Friday Apr 27
Blast rips through Benghazi courthouse
A blast ripped through a courthouse in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday causing serious damage to the building but no casualties, Libyan security sources said
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Thursday Apr 26
Libya bans religious parties for the election
Islamists plan to challenge the decision, which also bars ethnic and tribal groups
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Sunday Apr 22
Militia fighters hand over control of Tripoli airport
Government trains former rebels to provide security
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Saturday Apr 21
Secret Gaddafi missionaries
Dictator Muammar Gaddafi sponsored one of the world's leading Muslim missionary networks
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Saturday Apr 21
Saif Al Islam Gaddafi: From reformer to reactionary
Saif's trial could determine how fully secrets about Gaddafi regimes dealings with west are exposed
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Friday Apr 20
Libyan prime minister to reshuffle corruption-tainted cabinet
Defence, health and interior ministers have come under recent scrutiny
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Thursday Apr 19
War crimes prosecutor in Libya to probe case
War crimes prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo arrived in Tripoli Wednesday to continue investigating charges against Saif Al Islam
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Tuesday Apr 17
Gaddafi's ex-spy chief said to be ill
Mauritania yet to take decision on Al Sanussi
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Tuesday Apr 10
Libya unveils courtroom ahead of Gaddafi son's trial
Saif Al Islam has been in a secret prison since fighters caught him last year
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Tuesday Apr 10
Libya will not hand over Saif to ICC
Tripoli denies ill-treating Gaddafi's son, insists he will be tried in his country
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Sunday Apr 8
Hundreds protest in Benghazi against militia
Transitional Council wants them to fuse into new police force and army
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Tuesday Apr 3
Libya PM tries to resolve tribal dispute
Meets Tibu representatives to find out the causes of clash with Sabha militia
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Monday Apr 2
Violent clashes in south Libya claim 147 lives
Scores injured as fighting among rival militias flares
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Thursday Mar 29
Italy seizes $1.5b in Gaddafi family assets
Italian tax police say they have seized $1.5b in assets from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's family and associates, including shares in Italy's biggest bank
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