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Nelson Mandela said to be furious with daughters for trying to manipulate trusts to advance their businessesNelson Mandela was "furious" that two of his daughters went behind his back to meddle in the management of his personal wealth, his lawyer has claimed in a case that exposes ugly battles over the lucrative Mandela brand.Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela allegedly amended...

Women and children among dead at al-Jala hospital in eastern Libyan city after bomb goes off in car parkA car bomb has exploded at one of the largest hospitals in Benghazi, killing 12 people and wounding 30.The bomb devastated wards and left cars burning outside the al-Jala hospital – one of Benghazi's two main hospitals, in the centre of the eastern Libyan city.A witness...

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least three people outside a hospital in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, witnesses said, in a further sign of the violent disorder plaguing the country since the 2011 revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.

Der Belagerungszustand zweier libyscher Ministerien ist vorbei. Die bewaffneten Milizen erreichten offenbar Zugeständnisse von Ministerpräsident Seidan: Dieser kündigte an, Funktionäre aus der Gaddafi-Ära von politischen Ämtern auszuschließen.

Some workers removed amid rising tension after fighters besieged ministries over ban on Gaddafi officials taking office.

A new law that excludes former officials of the Gaddafi era from public office is dividing Libya and deepening the turmoil plaguing the country.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his deliberate approach to determining whether Syria used chemical weapons and pointed to the fates of Osama bin Laden and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as evidence that "we typically follow through on our commitments."

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defense minister resigned on Tuesday in protest at a siege by gunmen of two government ministries that he denounced as an assault on democracy almost two years after the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

TRIPOLI Gunmen in Libya’s Tripoli kept up their siege of ministries on Monday despite the adoption of a law to purge Gaddafi-era officials from their posts, with some demanding the government’s resignation. Different groups at the justice and foreign ministries, however, failed to reach a shared position on their new demands or their reasons for pressing the siege. “We...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen refused to give up control of two ministries in Libya's capital on Monday, even after Libya's parliament caved in to their demand and banned any senior official under dictator Muammar Gaddafi from holding government posts.

Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday banning anyone who held a senior position during Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule from working for the new administration, a move that could force the prime minister to step down.

In Libyen dürfen Funktionäre des früheren Machthabers al-Gaddafi künftig keine öffentlichen Ämter mehr ausüben. Bewaffnete Milizen hatten tagelang protestiert, um den Regierungsbeschluss zu erzwingen.     

Libya's parliament has voted to ban anyone who held a senior position during Muammar Gaddafi's rule, a move which could unseat the prime minister and other top officials.    

‘Political isolation’ law throws into question status of Ali Zidane, prime minister, who served as a diplomat under the former Libyan leader

Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday that bans officials who held senior positions under ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi from holding high-level government posts, a move that could disqualify much of the country's political elite from office.    

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's parliament passed a law on Sunday banning anyone who held a senior position during Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule from working for the new administration, a move that could force the prime minister to step down.

As Britain pushes for more intervention in Syria, a debate rages over if it is acceptable to use force in international relationsThe Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, in a recent interview, produced a piece of paper from his pocket with a quote from Alexander Gorchakov, a 19th-century Russian prince who served as the tsar's foreign minister."Foreign intervention...

Saif al-Islam, 40, is facing charges relating to a visit last year from a lawyer from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Ihm werden vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof Kriegsverbrechen vorgeworfen - doch derzeit steht Saif al-Islam wegen eines Treffens mit einer Anwältin in Libyen vor Gericht: Die Kammer wirft dem Gaddafi-Sohn vor, er habe Informationen weitergegeben und so die nationale Sicherheit gefährdet.

Son of late Libyan dictator charged with illegally trying to communicate with the outside world.    

The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of deceased Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on charges of undermining state security, is set to resume Thursday in the western city of Zintan.

ZINTAN, Libya (Reuters) - Saif al-Islam, a son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in court on Thursday in the town of Zintan, where a militia has held him since his capture in November 2011, a local council official said.

Mehrere Regierungsgebäude in der libyschen Hauptstadt werden von Rebellen blockiert. Sie fordern, hohe Gaddafi-Getreue aus dem Staatsdienst zu entfernen.

500.000 Euro und viele offene Fragen: Die französischen Behörden gehen Vorwürfen nach, laut denen Ex-Präsident Sarkozy Wahlkampfspenden vom früheren libyschen Diktator Gaddafi erhalten haben soll. Nun weckt eine Zahlung an Sarkozys früheren Innenminister die Aufmerksamkeit der Ermittler.

Gunmen have demanded the expulsion of officials from the ousted Muammar Gaddafi regime.

Sie verlangen den Rauswurf von ehemaligen Gaddafi-Getreuen aus dem Staatsdienst - und unterstreichen ihre Forderung mit schweren Waffen: In Libyen haben Milizen bereits das zweite Ministerium eigenmächtig "geschlossen". Das Gebäude wurde von den bewaffneten Männern umzingelt.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Armed groups in pick-up trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and rocket-launchers surrounded Libya's justice ministry Tuesday to press demands for former aides to deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi to be barred from senior government posts.

Gunmen surrounded Libya's foreign ministry demanding it be "cleansed of agents" and ambassadors of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi and warned they will spread their protest if their demands are not met.

In Libyens Hauptstadt Tripolis haben Bewaffnete das Außenministerium umstellt. Das Innenministerium und ein TV-Sender sollen gestürmt worden sein. Die Bewaffneten fordern die Entlassung der Gefolgsleute von Ex-Machthaber Gaddafi, der 2011 getötet wurde.

Gunmen surrounded Libya's foreign ministry demanding it be "cleansed of agents" and ambassadors of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi and warned they will spread their protest if their demands are not met.

Gunmen surrounded Libya's foreign ministry on Sunday, calling for a law banning officials who worked for deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi from senior positions in the new administration.

Bewaffnete Milizen haben das Außenministerium in Libyens Hauptstadt Tripolis blockiert. Sie wollen ein Gesetz erzwingen, wonach Gaddafi-Getreue keine hochrangigen Posten der neuen Regierung erhalten dürfen. Zuvor wurde versucht, das Innenministerium zu stürmen.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Flicking through an old book about Libyan history he never imagined he could buy under Muammar Gaddafi, Ashraf Hussein points to a picture of Tripoli's main square in the 1920s.

Incident is first of its kind in Libyan capital since end of 2011 war that ousted Gaddafi and is being linked by some to France’s intervention in Mali

The attack on the embassy in Tripoli is the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the 2011 war that ousted former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

The photographer Platon is famous for getting big personalities to open up in front of his camera. He's worked with many of the world's most eccentric leaders ? Putin, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad ? but always found a way to make a picture.

LahoreS 'Ufone-PCB King of Speed' trials for emerging young fast bowlers were held here at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, which was the last destination of trials for round one. The Ufone–PCB ‘King of speed’ received outstanding response in Lahore as more than 2,500 young fast bowlers turned up for trials. Adnan Ghani and Shabbir Ahmed were the lucky ones who got selected...

Investigation opens into allegations Gaddafi helped fund successful 2007 bid for Elysée Palace. Former president branded accusations ‘grotesque’

Prosecutors explore allegations former French president received illegal funds from Libya's ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Nicolas Sarkozy soll im Jahr 2007 für seinen Wahlkampf 50 Millionen Euro von Libyens Exmachthaber Gaddafi bekommen haben. Die Justiz prüft den Vorwurf.

Sources close to the investigation said prosecutors are looking into charges of 'active and passive corruption', 'influence peddling' and others.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, jailed in Libya for eight months, has not seen a lawyer or been told what charges he faces, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, underscoring concerns about weak rule of law under transitional rule.

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Abdallah Sanussi, the long-time intelligence chief for Muammar Gaddafi, told Human Rights Watch in a prison visit on April 15, 2013, that he has not had access to a lawyer or been informed of the formal charges against him during almost eight months in Libyan detention. He did not complain of physical...

Report on US rendition programme by non-partisan thinktank finds highest officials were responsible for tortureAn independent examination of the US rendition programme after 9/11 has concluded that it is "indisputable" that America tortured prisoners, and that the country's highest officials were responsible.A 580-page report published on Tuesday by the Constitution Project,...

Head of news says Tony Hall was involved in discussions over undercover Panorama journalists embedded with LSE studentsThe decision to go ahead with a controversial BBC documentary about North Korea went "right to the top", the corporation's head of news programmes has said.Ceri Thomas made the comment as he rejected claims that students had been forced to run unacceptable...

Libyan arms that went missing during the fighting to remove Col Muammar Gaddafi are now spreading ever further afield, being used in conflicts as far apart as Niger, Somalia, Gaza and Syria, a UN report says.    

Headline Title:  Why publishing articles has 'become so dangerous in Libya' 10 April 2013 The wife of a hunger-striking Libyan journalist has told Amnesty International of her disbelief that her husband has been imprisoned and denied bail for ‘offending’...

Kim Jong Un, Assad und Gaddafi junior: Sie alle besuchten Schulen und Universitäten in Europa, einer promovierte sogar über Demokratie. Wieso hat das nichts gebracht?

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has appealed an Egyptian court decision barring the extradition of a cousin of Muammar Gaddafi, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said, adding Tripoli was also seeking the handover of the ousted dictator's former foreign minister elsewhere.

Russia's weapons exports rose 12 percent in 2012 to a record $15.2 billion, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday, despite losing billions of dollars in deals with Libya after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court barred the extradition of a cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to his home country on Wednesday, saying Ahmed Gaddaf Alddam should be tried in Egypt, officials said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's weapons exports rose 12 percent in 2012 to a record $15.2 billion, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday, despite losing billions of dollars in deals with Libya after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Ex-foreign secretary does not deny being involved in rendering Belhaj to Libyan secret police but says he did nothing unlawfulFormer foreign secretary Jack Straw and Sir Mark Allen, a former senior MI6 officer, have said they cannot respond to allegations of conspiracy in the torture of a prominent Libyan dissident, pleading the need to protect official secrets.They do...

Kein arabischer Despot hatte so viele Waffen wie Gaddafi. Seit seinem Sturz tauchen libysche Raketen, Minen und Sturmgewehre in der ganzen Region auf - in der Hand von Terroristen. In Washington fürchtet man, dass sich die Extremisten als Nächstes am syrischen Arsenal bedienen.

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Libya should ensure that two Libyans with ties to the previous government of Muammar Gaddafi who were extradited from Egypt on March 26, 2013, are treated humanely and granted their full due process rights. Libya should grant humanitarian and human rights organizations access to them to monitor their...

A Cairo airport official says authorities have extradited two Libyan officials from the regime of deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi back to their home country.

Oman, a British ally in the Gulf has offered refuge to close relatives of Muammar Gaddafi, including his wife and a hated playboy son, officials from Tripoli and Muscat revealed on Monday.

Officials confirm that widow, daughter and two sons of the late Libyan leader, two of whom are wanted by Interpol, are in OmanOman has granted asylum to some members of Muammar Gaddafi's family, two of whom are wanted by Interpol, an Omani official said on Monday, but Libya said it was too early to talk about any possible extradition requests.Algeria said last week that...

Interpol alerted after late Libyan dictator's wife Safia, daughter and two sons flee Staoueli, near Algiers, where they were livingLibyan officials are trying to locate Muammar Gaddafi's wife and three of his children who are missing from their refuge in neighbouring Algeria.Algeria confirmed the late dictator's second wife, Safia, daughter Aisha, and sons Hannibal and...

Johannesburg-based Zanu-PF youth have accused the ANC of being sell-outs and of complicity in the murder of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Johannesburg-based Zanu-PF youth have accused the ANC of being sell-outs and of complicity in the murder of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Johannesburg-based Zanu-PF youth have accused the ANC of being sell-outs and of complicity in the murder of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Relatives of Libyan former strongman Muammar Gaddafi who took refuge in Algeria in August 2011 left the country a long time ago, the Algerian envoy to Libya said on Thursday.

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Libyan government should take urgent steps to stop serious and ongoing human rights violations against inhabitants of the town of Tawergha, who are widely viewed as having supported Muammar Gaddafi. The forced displacement of roughly 40,000 people, arbitrary detentions, torture, and killings are...

Egyptian police arrested a cousin of late Libyan dictator Gaddafi, a former Libyan ambassador to Egypt and another ex-Libyan official on Tuesday, a security source told Reuters.

Ein Cousin des früheren libyschen Machthabers Muammar al-Gaddafi ist in Kairo festgenommen worden.

Former intelligence official, suspected of committing offenses during the Libyan war, will be handed over to Interpol.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police arrested the former Libyan ambassador to Egypt and a cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday, a security source told Reuters.

Headline Title:  Libyan journalist detained on defamation charges 12 March 2013 A Libyan newspaper editor detained since 19 December for publishing a list of judges allegedly involved in corruption in the country must be released immediately and unconditionally,...

Headline Title:  Libyan media under attack 08 March 2013 The attack on a TV station in Tripoli after it broadcasted a debate about a law that would ban those who held office during the al-Gaddafi years from participating in public institutions should...

Abdel Hakim Belhadj, then a leading figure in the rebel forces opposing Colonel Gaddafi, was detained in Bangkok in 2004 and allegedly tortured.

Kenyatta faces charges at the International Criminal Court for engineering ethnic violence that killed 1,100 after last electionsSporting a red cap, red-and-white shirt and expensive designer watch, Uhuru Kenyatta gripped the microphone and whipped up thousands of supporters ahead of Monday's general election in Kenya.Voters will go to the polls fearing a replay of 2007-08's...

Headline Title:  Massive arms bazaar in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Trade Treaty talks 20 February 2013 China, the USA, EU states and other arms-exporting countries must ensure that any deals brokered at an international arms fair in Abu Dhabi...

Libya celebrated two years since the start of the revolt which toppled Muammar Gaddafi, with security forces on high alert for incidents of violence.