Sarkozy, who has attempted to establish his credentials as a 'global statesman' by, among other things, aggressively pushing for a NATO bombing campaign in Libya, remains controversial and unpopular in France.
The Libyan war now its final stage, Gadhafi's sons are currently in a range of different situations. While the location of any one member of the Gadhafi family frustratingly cannot be confirmed, rebels believe they have a grip on their former leader's progeny.
China is obstructing the release of Libya's frozen assets, the head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel Jalil said in a news conference Saturday.
When Muammar Gaddafi's soldiers fled this corner of a field outside Tripoli where they were camped, they left behind their army fatigues, a can of Brut deodorant -- and a Scud tactical missile.
Documents found in the abandoned Tripoli office of Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief indicate the U.S. and British spy agencies helped the fallen strongman persecute Libyan dissidents, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday.
The papers were discovered by members of Human Rights Watch (HRW), a London-based activist group.
Documents found in Tripoli detail close ties between the CIA and Libya's intelligence service and suggest the United States sent terrorism suspects for questioning in Libya despite that country's reputation for torture, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
There are growing concerns about how the interim Transitional National Council (TNC) will guide the war-ravaged country going forward.
Secret files unearthed from Tripoli headquarters of Libya's intelligence agency, shattered by NATO air-strikes, included startling evidence indicating that top U.S. and British figures offered aid and advice to Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan regime. The papers obtained by various news organizations show that the unholy political partnerships were too murky and that the U.S. and UK governments almost fought among themselves for establishing the Libya Connection.
Chris Jeon, a 21 year old college student at UCLA, thought fighting in a war would be a cool to spend his summer vacation. In reality, it's just dumb.
UCLA Chris Jeon decided he wanted something a little different for his summer vacation.
In a fiery message broadcast on Syria-based television channel on Thursday, the fugitive Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi vowed to come back and defend his country from the ‘colonial power’.
When the U.S. went to war with al-Qaida almost a decade ago after the terrorist organization launched a deadly attack against the U.S., killing thousands and taking down New York's World Trade Center towers, the contest seemed un-winnable at times. Over the past decade, some pundits and experts even labeled it that -- the un-winnable war. But now that the U.S. has reportedly killed Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda's second-in-command in Pakistan last month, and largely disbanded the organization...
Tales of intimidation, racial violence and even murder are multiplying for the hundreds of thousands of black Africans who came to Libya to find work.
Secret files obtained from Tripoli headquarters of Libya's intelligence agency, shattered by NATO air-strikes, included startling evidence indicating that top U.S. officials offered aid and advice to Moammar Gaddafi since the beginning of the Libyan public's protest.
David Cameron has pledged the continuance of the combined UN and Nato operation against Libya, to prevent a pariah state on the borders of Europe.
In a new audio message carried by a loyalist TV channel, Moammar Gaddafi has said he is ready to fight a long guerrilla war. His messages were broadcast on the Syria-based al-Rai television.
Despite the rebels' continued advances, Gadhafi is still free and, despite his bravado, may be planning an escape from Libya.
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that Libya's interim government deserves a seat in the United Nations. But it is a premature statement.
Scandal enveloped Silvio Berlusconi anew Thursday after a businessman linked to a 2009 prostitution case was arrested on suspicion of extorting hundreds of thousands of euros from the Italian prime minister.
The regime is dying, said rebel council spokesman Abdel-Hafiz Ghoga.
A government crackdown on anti-Museveni protesters in April led to the deaths of at least nine people.
