World / Africa

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.

Rbels converge on Gadhafi's hometown

2011-08-30 11:19

Libyan forces converged on Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Monday, hoping to seal their revolution by seizing the last bastions of a fallen but perhaps still dangerous strongman.

Rebels seek to extradite Gadhafi family

2011-08-30 10:42

Libya's National Transitional Council said Monday it would demand the Algerian government hand over Muammar Gadhafi's family so that they could be tried in Libyan courts.

No sign that Gadhafi has left Libya: White House

2011-08-30 08:55

The US government has seen no indication that Muammar Gadhafi has left Libya, the White House said on Monday.

Floods kill 98 in Southwest Nigeria

2011-08-30 06:40

Floods in the southwest Nigerian city of Ibadan killed at least 98 people over the weekend, and bodies were still being recovered from the scene, the Nigeria Red Cross said on Monday.

Rebel chief: Gadhafi remains a threat

2011-08-29 20:18

Muammar Gadhafi is still a threat to Libya and the world, as his whereabouts remain misty, chief of the executive board of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mostafa Abdel Jalil said Monday.

Libyan rebel captures Gadhafi's private jet

2011-08-29 15:00

A Libyan rebel fighter sits in the sitting room of Muammar Gaddafi's private plane at the international airport in Tripoli August 28, 2011.

Lockerbie bomber found 'in coma'

2011-08-29 07:59

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber, was found in Libya's capital of Tripoli and in coma, US media reports said on Sunday.

Rebels say no firm info  on Gadhafi location

2011-08-28 15:01

Libya's rebels have no concrete information on the location of Muammar Gadhafi or his sons, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, chairman of the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC), said on Saturday.

China's Wenzhou Trade Group visits Nigeria

2011-08-28 10:11

A trade group of 38 businessmen and government officials from East China's Wenzhou City in Zhejiang Provicne visited Nigeria on August 23-27.

Fair trials for 'those worked' with Gadhafi: NTC

2011-08-27 22:22

Head of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mostafa Abdel Jalil on Saturday vowed fair trials for those worked with fallen leader Muammar Gadhafi.

Rebels: no firm info on Gadhafi location

2011-08-27 22:17

Libya's rebels have no concrete information on the whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi or his sons, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, chairman of the rebel National Transitional Council.

Gadhafi's entering Algeria cannot be confirmed

2011-08-27 17:31

A report saying that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi may have fled his country and entered neighboring Algeria by land cannot be confirmed by Algerian authorities on Saturday.

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