Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Gaddafi' circumventing sanctions, Bodies scattered in Misrata. Wazen border crossing captured, G poisons water

Gadhafi has sent a delegation to Venezuela to seek peaceful solutions to the conflict in the North African

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has sent a delegation to Venezuela to seek peaceful solutions to the conflict in the North African nation, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.Chavez provided few details about the delegation sent by Gadhafi, saying only that "they have come to
Apr 26

Gaddafi's government is circumventing international sanctions to import gasoline from Italy to western Libya

Libya imports gasoline from Italy's Saras -sourcesTue Apr 26, 2011 10:27am GMT Print | Single Page[-] Text [+]* Transfers gasoline via Tunisia to Libya-bound vessel* Buyer Libya's GNMTC not on U.N.
Apr 26

Bodies scattered in Misrata streets - Mon Apr 25, 2011

Bodies scattered in Misrata streets after battleMon Apr 25, 2011 3:16pm GMT Print | Single Page[-] Text [+]* Intense bombardment overnight, several killed* Some of bloodiest fighting of the siege over weekend* Gaddafi forces appear to pull back to outskirts(Adds quotes, details)By Hamid Ould AhmedAL
Apr 25

Muammar Gaddafi was unhurt in a NATO airstrike (assassination attempt?) on his Bab al-Aziziyah compound

6:32pmReuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was unhurt in a NATO airstrike on his Bab al-Aziziyah compound that left three other people dead, a government spokesman said, calling it an assassination attempt. 3:14pmAl Jazeera's Andrew Simmons, reporting from the besieged city of Misurata, said that
Apr 25

Refugees fleeing Libya's Western Mountains told of heavy bombardment by Muammar Gaddafi's forces

Libyan mountain refugees tell of fearsome assaultMon Apr 25, 2011 2:09pm GMT Print | Single Page[-] Text [+]* Heavy shelling in Western Mountains towns* Some 30,000 refugees have fled to southern Tunisia* Region's Berber people long distrusted by GaddafiBy Tarek Amara DEHIBA-WAZIN BORDER CROSSING, A
Apr 25

Defense Minister: Greece safe from Gaddafi’s Scuds missiles

tagged: A Libya, Crete,Evaggelos Venizelos, Greece,libya, muammar gaddafi, national defense minister, range 300,range 500, scud balistic missiles Defense Minister: Greece safe from Gaddafi’s Scuds missilesPosted by keeptalkinggreece in PoliticsGreek National Defense Minister Evaggelos Venizelos assu
Apr 24

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's army have fled the besieged Libyan city Misratah after two months of fighting, it is being reported.

Libya: Col Gaddafi's Army 'Flees Misratah' Comments 3:09am UK, Sunday April 24, 2011Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's army have fled the besieged Libyan city Misratah after two months of fighting, it is being reported.Claims the western coastal city had fallen to opposition forces came as at least three ex
Apr 23

The most likely outcome in Libya is Moammar Kadafi's massacre of his political opponents.

The most likely outcome in Libya is Moammar Kadafi's massacre of his political opponents.By Tim RuttenApril 23, 2011  In the think-tank argot popular in foreign policy circles, "mission creep" is an idiom for one of the garden-variety mistakes most people were warned against at their mother's knee.
Apr 22

The police in northern Nigeria's Katsina state has arrested 107 suspects involved in the post-election violence

Police Arrest 107 over Poll Violence in Northern Nigeria    2011-04-21 00:07:50     Xinhua       Web Editor: liuranranThe police in northern Nigeria's Katsina state has arrested 107 suspects involved in the post-election violence that engulfed six local governments in the state, state commissioner o
Apr 22

Protesters in Libya said they have claimed control over Wazen border crossing with Tunisia and about 100 of pro-Gaddafi forces fled across the terminal into Tunisia, al-Jazeera news channel reported on Thursday.

Libya Rebels Claim Control over Tunisian Crossing    2011-04-22 05:41:42     Xinhua       Web Editor: ZhangxuRelated: U.S. Introduces Armed Predator Drones in Libya                 Aid to Libyan Rebels Aimed at Protecting Civilians: U.S.
Apr 22

Gaddafi poisons water

Gaddafi has denied the people electricity, food and water in a strategically important mountainous area 80 km south of Tripoli. Gaddafi poison the drinking water near Tripoli19. April 2011 9:47 Abroad Update.: 19 April2011 10.25 Gaddafi has denied the people electricity, food and water in a strateg