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Results trickle in after Nigeria parliamentary election

April 10, 2011 by benim

* Ruling party expected to see majority weaken * Results slow arriving from remote areas * Poll is litmus test ahead of presidential vote   Election officials in Nigeria counted ballots from parliamentary polls through the night into Sunday, some … read more »

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Stolen ballots, fighting precede Nigeria election

April 8, 2011 by benim

IBADAN, Nigeria – Gang members hired by politicians beat an election official and steal ballot papers. Bus loads of thugs harass opposition parties. A bomb detonates without an apparent target. Nigeria’s delayed first national election starts Saturday, but already troubles … read more »

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100s of mercenaries operating in Libya

April 8, 2011 by benim

GENEVA – A U.N. panel says several hundred foreign fighters are likely operating for both Moammar Gadhafi’s regime and the rebels in Libya, and many may be involved in serious human rights violations. The head of a United Nations working … read more »

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U.S. general sees no military outcome in Libya

April 8, 2011 by benim

Libyan rebels said five of their fighters were killed when NATO planes mistakenly bombed a rebel tank column and a top U.S. general said they were unlikely to be able to oust Muammar Gaddafi by force. With daily skirmishes near … read more »

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Snipers targeting children in Libya city – UNICEF

April 8, 2011 by benim

GENEVA – The U.N. children’s agency says snipers are targeting children in the besieged rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told reporters in Geneva on Friday that the global body has received “reliable and consistent reports of … read more »

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Libyan children salute Gaddafi

April 7, 2011 by benim

Walking down a Tripoli street with a bag full of freshly baked bread, a Libyan man frowned when he saw crowds of children chanting the praises of Brother Leader Muammar Gaddafi. As explosions from what appeared to be NATO air … read more »

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Nigeria elections postponed again

April 7, 2011 by benim

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria again postponed some elections for the oil-rich country’s National Assembly on Thursday, though the man running the polls promised the majority of the races would be held as planned Saturday. Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru … read more »

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Ship brings rare glimpse of Libya’s bloodiest front

April 3, 2011 by benim

The wounded men on the aid ship from the besieged city of Misrata, torn apart by shrapnel and bullets, tell of the bloodiest front in the revolt against Libya’s Moamer Kadhafi.   They speak of a city under lockdown that … read more »

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Battle rages in Libya as another Kadhafi man quits

April 3, 2011 by benim

The United States agreed to extend air strikes in Libya into Monday as the oil town of Brega saw heavy fighting, with rebel forces advancing only to fall back after an ambush by forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi. The US … read more »

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Reporting from Tripoli, chafing on Gadhafi’s leash

April 3, 2011 by benim

TRIPOLI, Libya – At the Rixos Hotel, Moammar Gadhafi’s gilded cage for foreign journalists, fistfights break out. Paranoia is high. And the Libyan government is on unblinking watch for any deviation in the official script. Waitresses who serve coffee with … read more »

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Libya official in Athens to convey Gaddafi message

April 3, 2011 by benim

Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi flew to Greece Sunday to deliver a message from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to the Greek prime minister, a senior government official told Reuters. His trip came after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had … read more »

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At least one killed in Misrata shelling: residents

April 3, 2011 by benim

At least one person was killed and several wounded early Sunday when forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi shelled a building in the rebel-held city of Misrata, a resident told Reuters. The shelling hit a building which was previously … read more »

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Nato airstrikes kill 13 rebels

April 3, 2011 by benim

Benghazi – Airstrikes intended to thwart Muammar Gaddafi’s forces killed 13 rebel fighters in eastern Libya instead, the opposition said Saturday, but they described it as an “unfortunate accident” and stressed it did not diminish their support for the international … read more »

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Gadhafi’s forces adapt to airstrikes, pound rebels

March 31, 2011 by benim

Moammar Gadhafi’s ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday and moved within striking distance of another major eastern city, nearly reversing the gains rebels made since international airstrikes began. Rebels pleaded for more help, while a U.S. official said … read more »

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Obama confident Kadhafi will step down

March 30, 2011 by benim

US President Barack Obama said he was confident that Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi would “ultimately” step down and warned he had not ruled out supplying arms to rebels seeking to oust him. Obama said the “noose is tightening” around the … read more »

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Intelligence on Libya rebels shows “flickers” of Qaeda

March 30, 2011 by benim

Intelligence on the rebels battling Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi has shown “flickers” of al Qaeda or Hezbollah presence, NATO’s operations commander said, but U.S. officials said there were no indications militant groups are playing a significant role in Libya. “We are … read more »

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Top diplomats agree that Libya’s Gadhafi must go

March 29, 2011 by benim

A sweeping array of world powers — from the United States to the United Nations, from the Arab League to NATO — spoke from the same script Tuesday in forcefully calling for Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi to step down. Some even … read more »

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Gaddafi troops reverse Libyan rebel advance

March 29, 2011 by benim

Muammar Gaddafi’s better armed and organized troops reversed the westward charge of rebels and world powers meeting in London piled pressure on the Libyan leader to end his 41-year rule. British Prime Minister David Cameron, opening the London conference, accused … read more »

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Gaddafi must face a war crime trial not exile, insists Britian PM

March 29, 2011 by benim

David Cameron will tell world leaders they must put Colonel Gaddafi on trial and back Libyan rebels at a crisis conference in London today. The Prime Minister will reject a plan by Italy and Germany to let the tyrant go … read more »

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Post-Kadhafi Libya in view at London meeting

March 29, 2011 by benim

International powers meet in London on Tuesday to map out a post-Kadhafi future for Libya with France and Britain urging the rebels to lead a push for democracy. More than 35 countries, including seven Arab states, gather as rebel gains … read more »

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Obama on Libya: ‘We have a responsibility to act’

March 29, 2011 by benim

WASHINGTON – Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world’s conscience and “been a betrayal of who we are” … read more »

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AU wants to ‘engage’ Libyan opposition

March 26, 2011 by benim

Addis Ababa – The African Union wants to meet Libyan opposition leaders to discuss a roadmap to end the conflict in Libya, the pan-African organisation said on Saturday. An AU ad hoc committee on Libya met in Addis Ababa on … read more »

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Libyan rebels regain key city

March 26, 2011 by benim

Ajdabiya – Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international airstrikes on Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, in the first major turnaround for an uprising that once appeared on the verge of defeat. In a … read more »

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Gaddafi looks to ‘friends’ in West – report

March 26, 2011 by benim

Cairo/Tripoli – Muammar Gaddafi is in talks with Western “friends” to find a “dignified solution” to the conflict that is gripping Libya, the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Saturday. The regional daily quoted official sources as saying the Libyan leader … read more »

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Coalition strikes kill 114 in four days

March 26, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – At least 114 people have been killed and 445 wounded in four days of coalition strikes on Libya, a health ministry official said on Friday. “From March 20 to March 23, raids (by the coalition) killed 114 people … read more »

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Gaddafi son toured US before uprising

March 26, 2011 by benim

Washington – A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi toured US ports and military facilities just weeks before he helped lead deadly attacks on rebels protesting his father’s authoritarian regime. Khamis Gaddafi, 27, spent four weeks in the US as … read more »

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Gaddafi’s men kidnap thousands – rebel

March 26, 2011 by benim

Rabat – Government forces have kidnapped and beaten up residents of Zawiyah since recapturing the city near the capital Tripoli two weeks ago, a rebel spokesman said. “The [Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's] battalions have deployed checkpoints at every crossroad and … read more »

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Libya: Military site in flames

March 26, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – A military site in Tripoli’s eastern Tajura suburb was in flames early on Saturday after three major explosions rocked the district, a witness told AFP. “The district was shaken by three explosions in succession,” the resident said, adding … read more »

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Eritrean Christian Faces Possible Death Sentence in Saudi Arabia

March 26, 2011 by benim

For an alleged preaching the Gospel of Christ outside a Mosque in Saudi Arabia, an Eritrean Christian, Mussie Eyob, may probably face a death sentence. This fact in contained in a report by the United Kingdom (U.K) based registered Christian … read more »

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West strikes Libya forces, NATO sees 90-day campaign

March 26, 2011 by benim

Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s armour in eastern Libya on Friday to try to break a battlefield stalemate and help rebels take the strategic town of Ajdabiyah. The African Union said it was planning to facilitate talks to help end … read more »

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