Libya asks Tunisia to extradite former PM

2011-09-29 20:13:28

Tunisian 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.

Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship

2011-09-29 15:23:57

Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical miles southwest of Oman, EU anti-piracy taskforce said on Thursday.

Libya's NTC thinks Gadhafi hiding near Algeria

2011-09-29 10:21:56

Libya's new rulers said on Wednesday they believed fugitive former leader Muammar Gadhafi was being shielded by nomadic tribesmen in the desert near the Algerian border.

Whereabouts of Gaddafi's sons confirmed

2011-09-29 08:59:52

Although the whereabouts of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi remains a mystery, a spokesman of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said that he know where two of Gaddafi's sons are.

Libya to cooperate in Lockerbie case

2011-09-29 08:55:58

The ruling authorities of Libya is willing to cooperate in the investigation on the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the interim government's Justice Minister Mohammed al- Allagi said Wednesday.

'Rewilded' rare tiger kills 'domesticated' relative

2011-09-29 06:32:35

An extremely rare South China tiger has been killed by another on a South African reserve dedicated to saving the species from extinction, the conservation group behind the project said.

E-mail warns of bombs in Nigerian capital

2011-09-29 06:11:02

An email, saying it was sent by a Nigerian militant group based in the oil-producing Niger Delta, said on Wednesday it would bomb the capital Abuja on Independence Day on October 1.

Libya's Gadhafi hiding near Algeria border:NTC

2011-09-28 19:53:22

Muammar Gadhafi is believed to be hiding near the western Libyan town of Ghadamis under the protection of Touareg tribesmen, a senior Libyan military official said.

Morocco says 7 killed in soccer violence

2011-09-28 11:25:48

The death toll from clashes after a soccer match in Western Sahara on Sunday has reached seven, Morocco's MAP official news agency reported on Tuesday, in the desert territory's worst bout of violence since November.

Gadhafi loyalists ask for truce in besieged city

2011-09-28 10:00:19

A Libyan commander leading the attack on Muammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte said on Tuesday he was in talks with elders inside the city about a truce, but the head of another anti-Gadhafi unit rejected negotiations.

Egypt to hold parliamentary elections

2011-09-28 09:34:05

Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) decided on Tuesday that the People's Assembly and Shura Council elections will be held on November 28 and January 29 respectively.

Fighting limits humanitarian access

2011-09-28 09:07:58

Aid agencies have prepared food and medical supplies on the outskirts of Libyan city Sirte, but fighting between forces loyal to NTC and pro-Gaddafi fighters has limited humanitarian access.