Gadhafi's son ready to surrender

DUBAI - Muammar Gadhafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam wants an aircraft to take him out of Libya's southern desert so he can turn himself in to The Hague war crimes court, a source with Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Thursday.

A fearful Saif al-Islam, 39, went on the run at about the time his father met a grisly death a week ago, apparently at the hands of vengeful Libyan fighters. He has indicated he is ready to surrender to justice, as has ex-intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, NTC officials have said.

Both men are the subject of arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC), where officials have not been able to confirm any approach. They face charges of crimes against humanity for their response to February's uprising.