A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
Fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was not in a convoy of vehicles that has crossed the border from Libya into Niger, pan-Arab Al-Arabiya television reported on Tuesday.
A convoy of 10 vehicles that crossed into Niger was carrying money taken from a branch of the Central Bank of Libya, a spokesman for the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Tuesday.
Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday.
Libyan rebels plan to enter the pro-Gadhafi desert town of Bani Walid on Tuesday after reaching a deal with delegates from the town to avoid fighting, Al Jazeera television said.
A court in Cairo Monday adjourned the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak until Wednesday after hearing the testimony of three witnesses, state TV reported.
Muammar Gadhafi is in good health and in good spirits somewhere in Libya, his spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said in remarks broadcast on Monday.
A court in Cairo Monday adjourned the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak until Wednesday after hearing the testimony of three witnesses, state TV reported.
The head of Muammar Gadhafi's security brigades, Mansour Dhao, has crossed into Niger from Libya and is due to travel on to the Nigerien capital, Niamey, two Nigerien officials said on Monday.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's third appearance in court in the capital of Cairo has aroused clashes both in and outside the courtroom on Monday, state TV reported.
Libya's rebel leaders said that negotiations over the peaceful hand-over of the town of Bani Walid, 150 km southeast of the capital Tripoli, have collapsed and fighters have surrounded the city.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be on trial for the third time on Monday along with his two sons and former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli.
Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi's remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman said.