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Libya Wants Niger to Extradite Moammar Gadhafi's Son Saadi

Mohammed al-Harizy, a spokesman for the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), speaks at a news conference in Tripoli February 11, 2012.
Libya urged Niger on Saturday to extradite Moammar Gadhafi's son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a coming uprising threatened bilateral ties. In response, Niger pledged to tighten house surveillance of Saadi, but reiterated he could not be handed over to a state where he could face execution.
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Gaddafi caught like rat in a drain, humiliated end

Muammar Gaddafi made his final dash for freedom shortly before dawn prayers. Libya's leader, a few dozen loyal bodyguards and the head of his now non-existent army Abu Bakr Younis Jabr, broke out of the two-month siege of his hometown Sirte and, forming a convoy of six dozen vehicles, raced through the outskirts to the west.
Muammar Gaddafi and Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi leave Ciampino Airport in Rome June 10, 2009

Gaddafi Killed in Hometown, Libya Eyes Future

Muammar Gaddafi was killed after being captured by the Libyan fighters he once scorned as rats, cornered and shot in the head after they overran his last bastion of resistance in his hometown of Sirte.
An Egyptian woman casts her vote during a national referendum at a school in Cairo

Egypt's parliamentary vote starts Nov 28

Egypt's parliamentary election will start on November 28, a military source said on Tuesday, launching the process of handing back power to civilian rule nine months after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising.
Libyans pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions

Libyan convoys in Niger, may be Gaddafi deal

Scores of Libyan army vehicles crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday.
A caricature depicting Muammar Gadhafi is seen in Tripoli

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders

Muammar Gaddafi, driven into hiding by his foes, on Thursday urged his supporters to fight on, even as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of war.
Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr 2011: How the Muslim World Celebrated

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy period in Islam when devotees fast during the day. On Tuesday, Muslims across the globe celebrated, but in Syria, Somalia and Libya, the atmosphere was not completely one of joy.
Gaddafis

Is Gadhafi's Son Actually Dead?

For the third time, rebels claimed that Khamis Gadhafi has been killed. The two previous times, the 28-year-old Gadhafi appeared on state television shortly after.

Libya Rebels Demand Algeria Return Gadhafi Family

Libya's new rulers accused Algeria of aggression Monday for admitting the fleeing wife of Moammar Gadhafi and three of his children, but the whereabouts of the former strongman himself remain a mystery a week after his overthrow.
A woman flashes a victory sign during celebrations in Green Square, renamed Martyrs Square by rebels, in Tripoli

Gaddafi Flees Tripoli HQ Ransacked by Rebels

A beleaguered Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Wednesday to fight on to death or victory after jubilant rebels forced him to abandon his Tripoli stronghold in an apparently decisive blow against the Libyan leader's 42-year rule.
Libya: Fall of Tripoli

Libya Rebels Close in on Gaddafi Compound

Libyan rebels battled on Tuesday around Muammar Gaddafi's headquarters, where a son of the veteran leader had emerged overnight to confound reports of his capture and to rally cheering loyalists for a rearguard fightback.
Libyans living in Turkey wave a flag of the Kingdom of Libya during a protest against Libyan leader Gaddafi outside the Libyan embassy in Ankara

Gaddafi on the Run as Rebels Fight in Tripoli

Remnants of forces still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi staged a desperate stand in Tripoli on Tuesday as rebels fought their way into the capital, but the whereabouts of the veteran leader was a mystery.

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