Libya
Exclusive: Tunisia to extradite former Gaddafi PM to Libya
TUNIS - Tunisia will extradite former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's prime minister to Libya and the handover could take place in "days or weeks", Justice Minister Noureddine Bouheiri said on Tuesday.
Libya elections commission says vote date not set
TRIPOLI - Libya's electoral commission said on Tuesday 4,000 candidates had registered for upcoming national assembly elections, but the commission head said he could not confirm the vote would be held on June 19 as set by the ruling National Transitional Council.
Rocket damages Red Cross office in Libya's Benghazi
BENGHAZI - A rocket-propelled grenade hit the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi overnight, leaving a small hole in the side of the building but causing no casualties, an ICRC spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Gaddafi ex-spy charged in Mauritania: source
NOUAKCHOTT - Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi will stand trial in Mauritania for illegally entering the country, judicial sources said on Monday.
Subdued Libyan funeral for Lockerbie bomber Megrahi
TRIPOLI - - The Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie was buried on Monday in a quiet family ceremony, ignored by most Libyans keen to forget the international controversy that surrounded Abdel Basset al-Megrahi in life.
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions
TRIPOLI - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered.
Libya's NTC says Megrahi death will not shut Lockerbie file
TRIPOLI - Libya's National Transitional Council said on Sunday the death of Abdul Basset al-Megrahi, convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, will not end the government's investigation into the attack.
UK's Cameron: Megrahi should have never been freed
CHICAGO - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight, should have never been released from prison, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday.
Factbox: Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies
- Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died, his brother said.
Vote in Libya's Benghazi tests support for autonomy
BENGHAZI - People in Libya's second biggest city, Benghazi, voted on Saturday in a local election that will test support for a proposal to set up autonomous rule for eastern Libya.
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The battle for Gaddafi's hometown
A visual chronology of the rebel campaign to oust Gaddafi. Slideshow
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