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ICC: Libya has evidence of killing by Gadhafi son
April 19, 2012 9:06 PM
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says the Libya has evidence linking a son of deposed ruler Moammar Gadhafi to recruiting mercenaries and executing people. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told The Associated Press Thursday Libyan prosecutors have evidence backing the court's reports that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi... more » -
Oil prices should fall with Gadhafi overthrow
August 22, 2011 12:35 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices around the world should start falling if Libyan rebels succeed in toppling Moammar Gadhafi's regime, though the full effect won't be felt for months. On Sunday night, rebel forces pushed into Tripoli without meeting much resistance, hours after they overran a major military... more » -
Rebel commanders report progress against Gadhafi's forces
June 12, 2011 8:28 PM
MISRATA, Libya (AP) - Rebel commanders in Libya say their forces are scoring successes against government troops at flashpoints along the Mediterranean coast. But Moammar Gadhafi's government is denying it, saying the victory claims amount to "wishful thinking." Amid the continued fighting Sunday, the United Arab Emirates said it's... more » -
Libya air raids target Gadhafi hometown of Sirte
March 27, 2011 4:40 PM
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan state television reports that international airstrikes are targeting Moammar Gadhafi's hometown and stronghold of Sirte for the first time. Foreign journalists in the city reported loud explosions and warplanes flying overheard. Sirte is strategically located about halfway between the rebel-held east and the... more » -
Rebels retake Ajdabiya after international airstrikes
March 26, 2011 6:57 PM
AJDABIYA, Libya (AP) - Re-energized Libyan rebels have reclaimed one key city and are setting their sites on another, after a week of international airstrikes forced Moammar Gadhafi's forces to retreat. The opposition says after taking back control of Ajdabiya (ahj-DAH'-bee-yah), rebel fighters have pushed to the outskirts of... more » -
Benghazi under attack as UN coalition plans response
March 19, 2011 10:02 AM
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - As world leaders meet in Paris to decide what action to take in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's troops are attacking the city at the heart of the 5-week-old uprising against him. A resident says tanks are moving into Benghazi, followed by ground troops. Rebels are setting up... more » -
Moammar Gadhafi's claiming victory in clashes with rebels
March 13, 2011 6:23 PM
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Forces supportive of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's have swept rebels from one of their final strongholds. But the insurgents claim they moved back in after nightfall. The opposition has seen a series of reversals lately in the battle for control of the main coastal highway. more » -
Colorado Springs woman meets with Libyan leader
September 26, 2009 11:58 PM
Colorado Springs lawyer Lisa Gibson sat down with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Wednesday to discuss the current state of Libya. Her brother was one of 270 killed in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. Libya has always been blamed for the attack. Gibson says she feels that she was... more »
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