Kenya pursues al-Shabaab militia

2011-10-17 08:57:18

Kenyan combined security forces have crossed the border into Somalia to pursue militants of Al Qaida-linked group al Shabaab.

Libya's Bani Walid 'liberated'

2011-10-17 08:30:42

An official of Libya's NTC said Sunday that Bani Walid, one of a couple of remaining strongholds of fallen leader Muammar Gadhafi, has been "liberated."

Libya's NTC steps back from Sirte

2011-10-17 06:26:22

Fighters of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) on Sunday retreated from several positions in the northern coastal town of Sirte, so as to allow NATO to bomb sites that are holding up the remaining forces of the previous leadership.

Libyan forces say raised flag in Bani Walid

2011-10-17 06:18:36

Libyan interim government forces entered the pro-Muammar Gadhafi bastion of Bani Walid on Sunday and raised Libya's new flag, a senior military commander said.

Libyans say they uncover secret Gadhafi-era morgue

2011-10-17 04:08:27

In a Tripoli's hospital,fighters loyal to NTC discovered remains of 17 people, including a baby, in what staff said was a secret morgue for Gadhafi's opponents.

Egypt begins trial of former PM Obeid

2011-10-17 02:11:40

Egypt began the trial on Sunday of former Prime Minister Atef Obeid and other officials accused of illegally selling an island nature reserve to a businessman close to Mubarak.

Libyan NTC slows down in Sirte

2011-10-16 08:09:13

Fighters of the Libyan ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) on Saturday slowed down their attacks in the northern coastal town of Sirte.

Gadhafi gunmen and NTC forces clash in Tripoli

2011-10-15 04:24:23

Gunfights broke out in Tripoli on Friday between supporters of Gadhafi and forces of the NTC raising fears of an insurgency against the country's new rulers.

New batch of Chinese aid arrives in Libya

2011-10-14 21:10:11

new batch of emergency humanitarian relief materials provided by the Red Cross Society of China arrived in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Friday.

Gadhafi loyalists in last ditch battle

2011-10-14 08:18:06

Fighters loyal to Muammar Gadhafi fought a last-ditch battle in an ever shrinking pocket of resistance in the ousted leader's hometown Sirte on Thursday.

China pledges $70m help to Horn of Africa

2011-10-13 19:35:58

China will provide more help to famine-stricken countries in the Horn of Africa, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Football murder probe against Gadhafi's son

2011-10-13 13:11:50

Libya's interim leaders have approved a request to open an investigation into Muammar Gadhafi's son Saadi over the murder of a footballer who played for the national team in the 1980s, prosecutor Abdullah Banoun said on Wednesday.