A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
China said Monday that it respects the choices of the people of Libya after the war-torn country's opposition forces announced they had taken control of the capital of Tripoli.
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Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi continue to fight rebels in the capital Tripoli and control 15 to 20 percent of the city, a rebel spokesman told Al Jazeera television on Monday.
Libyan rebel Husam Najjair seems more concerned about the possibility of rebels turning on each other when they try to take control of the capital Tripoli than the threat posed by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
Libyan rebel forces have controlled Tripoli except Bab Al-Aziziyah and are clearing up the remnants of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, National Transitional Council's senior official Abdullah Almayhop said.
Two trains collided in Qalyoubia, north of Cairo, on Sunday, leaving at least 15 injured.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi made a second appeal for his people to "save Tripoli" from a rebel offensive, in an audio message played on state television on Sunday.
China respects the choice of Libyan people, hopes the situation returns to normal soon and its people live a normal life.
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One hundred Libyan government troops, including a high-ranking air force officer, were captured by rebels as months-long clashes edged into the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the al-Jazeera TV reported Sunday.
Libyan rebels said they had seized control of pockets of Tripoli after a night of fighting, while allied forces advanced on the capital on Sunday, predicting a final showdown with Muammar Gaddafi.
Rebels kill 31 Gaddafi fighters in Tripoli: TV
Rebels fighting for control of the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 31 of Muammar Gaddafi's forces and captured 42, Al Jazeera television said on Sunday, citing its correspondent.
Libyan rebels claimed Sunday the endgame had come for the fight to take over Tripoli, while Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dismissed reports that he has left the besieged capital.
Gaddafi blames rebels for destroying infrastructure
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi blamed in the early hours of Sunday rebel forces in the country for destroying the infrastructures in Libya during a telephone speech.