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Libya : Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning
on 2012/2/18 10:10:49
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Libyans celebrated on Friday the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted Moamer Kadhafi with fireworks and slogans, even as their new leader vowed to prevent further instability.
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Libya : 17 killed in Libyan tribal clashes: tribesmen
on 2012/2/14 12:26:11
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A fierce gunfight between two tribes in Libya's remote southeastern desert has killed at least 17 people in the past two days and wounded another 22, tribal sources told AFP on Monday.
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Libya : Kadhafi son warns of Libya rebellion
on 2012/2/12 16:24:17
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Saadi Kadhafi, one of the sons of Libya's slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, has said a nationwide rebellion is brewing against the country's new rulers as he vowed to return to his homeland.
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Libya : Libya fallout fans Sahel hunger pangs
on 2012/2/12 16:11:02
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Sahel states are bracing for a long, potentially deadly hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are unemployed, armed and creating fresh strife in already-vulnerable countries.
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Libya : Kadhafi diehards might attack on revolution day
on 2012/2/8 16:11:10
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Diehard supporters of slain Moamer Kadhafi might carry out attacks on February 17, the anniversary of the uprising against the former Libyan strongman, Libya's army chief said on Wednesday.
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Libya : Libya court postpones trial of Gaddafi loyalists
on 2012/2/6 11:36:33
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(Reuters) - Libya started and then swiftly postponed court proceedings Sunday against 41 Libyans accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi crush the popular revolt that ended in his death last year, Libyan news agency LANA said on Sunday.
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Libya : Rival Libya militias fight gunbattle in capital
on 2012/2/2 10:26:14
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rival militias fought a gunbattle on Wednesday in the centre of the Libyan capital, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.
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Libya : Libya's NTC adopts election law, drops women quota
on 2012/1/29 10:47:34
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The ruling National Transitional Council on Saturday adopted a new electoral law for Libya to form its first constituent assembly in June, dropping a quota set aside for women.
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Libya : Libyans protest at minister's tour of ex-regime bastion
on 2012/1/29 10:35:00
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Dozens of Libyans protested Saturday against Defence Minister Osama Juili's visit to an ex-bastion of Moamer Kadhafi, saying it showed support from the nation's new rulers to the slain dictator's diehards.
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Libya : Libya boat accident leaves 15 dead, 40 missing
on 2012/1/29 10:11:21
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At least 15 Somali migrants were killed and 40 left missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya this week, the Somali ambassador to Tripoli said Saturday.
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Libya : Libyan government concedes to restive town's demands
on 2012/1/26 9:38:30
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya recognised a tribal-based local government in the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid on Wednesday, illustrating the power of tribal leaders over the fragile interim government.
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Libya : Libya says will strike back if Kadhafi men behind unrest
on 2012/1/25 10:22:50
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Libya said it will strike back if diehards of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi were behind deadly clashes in his former bastion of Bani Walid, where confusion reigned Tuesday as to who was behind the unrest.
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Libya : No decision yet on Gaddafi son's trial: Int'l Criminal
on 2012/1/24 8:04:23
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THE HAGUE/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said on Monday it has not decided whether Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the overthrown Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, should be tried in Libya, contradicting earlier comments by a Libyan minister.
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Libya : Gaddafi supporters seize control of Libyan town
on 2012/1/24 8:03:56
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Supporters of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seized control of the town of Bani Walid on Monday after clashes with a militia loyal to the new government in which four people were killed, witnesses told Reuters.
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Libya : Libya ruling council deputy head quits after protests
on 2012/1/23 10:04:31
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The deputy head of Libya's National Transitional Council resigned on Sunday after angry protests, as the ruling body faced its first serious challenge since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi.
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Libya : Italy to help Libya protect borders, oil: Libya PM
on 2012/1/22 12:26:50
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Italy will help Libyan authorities protect the North African country's borders and oil facilities, Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib said on Saturday.
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Libya : Libyan Islamists rally to demand sharia-based law
on 2012/1/22 12:26:26
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Libyan Islamists rallied on Friday to demand that Muslim sharia law inspire legislation in what organisers called a response to the emergence of secular political parties after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship last year.
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Libya : Students rough up Libya's NTC vice president
on 2012/1/20 18:13:02
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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The deputy head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) was roughed up on Thursday by university students in the eastern city of Benghazi, in a rare incident that indicates a growing popular discontent with Libya's new rulers.
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Libya : AU wants to turn the page with Libya post-Kadhafi
on 2012/1/17 10:14:20
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The African Union wants to turn the page in its ties with Libya's new rulers, the head of the AU's executive arm said on Monday on his first visit to the country since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi.
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Libya : Libya clashes end with prisoner swap, ceasefire
on 2012/1/17 10:11:58
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Rival Libyan fighters who clashed in towns south of Tripoli have settled their deadly dispute through a prisoner swap and agreed to a ceasefire, local officials said on Monday.
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