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Gaddafi outlines plans for a United States of Africa
At an African Union Executive Council Session in Tripoli, current AU Chairman and Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has outlined his vision of a more integrated Africa. Over 60 ministers, delega
Niger Rebels Agree to Peace
The Tuareg rebels of the Movement of Niger People for Justice (MNJ) have committed to a "total and comprehensive peace" deal after two days of talks in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Current chairman
Gadaffi’s compound bombed, every day airstrike costs $100 million
One of the compounds of Colonel Muammar Gadaffi in Tripoli has been destroyed by air strikes launched by US and other western forces on Sunday. The three or four storey building which has been deva
NATO controls Libya, coalition dents the potential of pro Gadaffi supporters
As NATO under takes the air strikes and control of no-fly-zone into its domination, few things are repeatedly being made clear. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Secretary General at NATO said that the
Gadaffi contacts Obama, NATO bombs rebels
Colonel Gadaffi wrote a three page letter to President Obama, asking him to end the ‘unjust war’ in Libya. United States has dismissed Gadaffi’s request of cease fire and once again, demands surre
UK, US and France demand Gadaffi to surrender
‘Our duty and our mandate under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 is to protect civilians, and we are doing that. It is not to remove Qaddafi by force. But it is impossible to imagine a future f
Airstrikes and aids, the debate grows fierce in Libya
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has stated that the situation in Libya is further intensifying with probable establishment of a long overhaul. The questions regarding how long would Britai
The game is over for Gadaffi, says NATO
‘The game is over for Gadaffi,’ said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the current Secretary General of NATO. In a recent press conference, Rasmussen has debated that the death of Osama bin Laden is creating
Pause the clashes in Libya, urges UN
As Libya witnessed three alarming bomb explosions in few hours in Tripoli, the UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos requested both the sides to pause fighting. She revealed the ‘adhoc’ nature of the
NATO targets important command centres, silences opposition
‘Time is up for the Libyan regime’, says Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the secretary general of NATO. Throwing light on the ‘substantial progress’ made by NATO, Rasmussen stated that more than 6000 sorti
Libyan election commission sworn in
Libya swore in members of a newly-created electoral commission on Sunday (February 12) in a ceremony in Tripoli attended by National Transitional Council (NTC) Chairman Mustaf Abdel Jalil. The comm
