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Grave may hold 1200 bodies, believed victims of Libyan prison massacre

Grave may hold 1200 bodies, believed victims of Libyan prison massacre

A mass grave thought to hold the remains of more than 1200 victims of a 1996 massacre at Abu Salim prison has been found in Tripoli, officials with Libya's transitional government said Sunday.

 

Libyan leader: Interim government to be announced in a week

The head of Libya's National Transitional Council said an interim government will be announced in the coming week.

 

Report: US building secret Africa drone bases

The United States is assembling a series of secret drone bases for an aggressive campaign against al-Qaida-linked groups in Somalia and Yemen, the Washingon Post reports.

 

Gaddafi loyalists repel assault on last bastions

Gaddafi loyalists repel assault on last bastions

Diehard loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi unleashed barrages of rockets and mortars to beat back an assault by interim government forces on one of their last bastions in Libya's desert and also held off an advance into his home town.

 

Libyan Rebels Get Seat at U.N. Table

Libyan Rebels Get Seat at U.N. Table

The U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give Libya's seat in the world body to the former rebels' National Transitional Council which led the rebellion that ousted Muammar Qaddafi. The vote means that a senior council official will be able to join world leaders and speak for Libya at next week's ministerial session of the General Assembly and also participate in meetings.

 

13 rebels killed as fighting rages in Kadafi's hometown

In addition to the assault on Sirte, opposition forces continue their fight in Bani Walid, another Kadafi stronghold. Fighting continued in Moammar Kadafi's hometown of Sirte on Friday, with 13 anti-Kadafi troops reported killed and at least 25 wounded.

 

Freed of Gadhafi, Libyans expect post-war boom

Freed of Gadhafi, Libyans expect post-war boom

Airlines are readying their return to Libya, ports largely shuttered during the fighting are receiving cargos and foreign oil companies that had fled the country's civil war are making tentative steps back....

 

At least 75 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion

At least 75 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion

A leaking gasoline pipeline in Kenya's capital exploded on Monday, turning part of a slum into an inferno in which at least 75 people were killed and more than 100 hurt....

 

In Flash of Resilience, Qaddafi Loyalists Attack Oil Refinery

In Flash of Resilience, Qaddafi Loyalists Attack Oil Refinery

Forces loyal to the deposed Libyan leader attacked the Mediterranean port of Ras Lanuf on Monday, killing at least 15 anti-Qaddafi fighters, the transitional rebel government reported.

 

Niger’s government says Moammar Gadhafi’s son al-Saadi arrives in Niger in convoy

Niger’s government says Moammar Gadhafi’s son al-Saadi arrives in Niger in convoy

A convoy carrying ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s son al-Saadi has crossed into neighboring Niger, a spokesman for Niger’s government said Sunday, the highest profile former regime figure to flee to the landlocked African nation. Al-Saadi, the fugitive ruler’s 37-year-old son, entered Niger in a convoy with nine other people, said Niger Justice Minister Amadou Morou. The vehicles were traveling south toward the outpost of Agadez, where other fleeing Libyan loyalists are believed to be holed up in a hotel.

 

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