Egypt's Mubarak gets 3 years for graft
A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
Battle rages for Sirte control
2011-10-09 11:16Anti-Gadhafi fighters observe fighting with forces loyal to Gadhafi in Sirte October 8, 2011.
Forces assault on Gadhafi hometown
2011-10-08 07:41Libyan transitional government forces launched their biggest assault yet on Muammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Friday, firing heavy artillery at the last major bastion of support for the deposed leader.
Liberian, Yemeni women win Nobel Peace Prize
2011-10-07 18:03Three women who have campaigned for rights and an end to violence in Liberia and Yemen, including Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Libyan govt forces push into centre of Sirte
2011-10-06 22:02Libyan government forces fought their way, street by street, into the centre of Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace, Sirte, on Wednesday.
Armed Libyans arrested in southern Tunisia
2011-10-05 17:11Three Libyans driving a plate-less four-wheel drive vehicle were arrested near Tataouine in southern Tunisia early Tuesday as they attempted to enter the country illegally, the official press agency TAP reported on Wednesday, quoting a high level military source.
Libya mission 'pretty close' to end: NATO chief
2011-10-04 07:32The Libya mission is "pretty close" to its end, however, NATO defense ministers are not expected to terminate the mission as they convene this week, the head of NATO said on Monday.
Chinese engineer killed in S Sudan attack
2011-10-03 18:29A Chinese engineer was killed and another wounded last week when a group of armed men attacked an oil field in South Kordofan province in southern Sudan, a diplomat at the Chinese embassy in Khartoum confirmed to Xinhua Monday.
Chemical weapons captured in Libya: NTC
2011-10-03 15:58Chemical weapons had been seized in Libya, an official from its ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said Sunday.
Arrest of Gadhafi's spokesman untrue
2011-10-02 07:54A source close to Libya's ruling National Transitional Council denied that spokesman of the fallen Muammar Gadhafi administration had been arrested.
WB to help Tunisia recover ousted president's assets
2011-09-30 09:29The European Union, the World Bank and Switzerland pledged to facilitate recovering the assets of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family, the official press agency TAP reported Thursday.
Gadhafi's spokesman arrested near Sirte
2011-09-30 09:08Moussa Ibrahim, spokesman of the fallen administration of Muammar Gadhafi, has been arrested, a local Libyan television reported Thursday.
Libya asks Tunisia to extradite former PM
2011-09-29 20:13Tunisian prosecutors have received a request from the new Libyan authorities to extradite Muammar Gadhafi's former prime minister, Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, and are therefore keeping him in jail, Mahmoudi's lawyer said on Thursday.
