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Libyan gang rape victim reveals details of torture by pro-Gaddafi men

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A Libyan woman who had burst into the hotel housing foreign journalists in Tripoli to say that she was gang raped by pro-Muammar Gaddafi militiamen, has revealed for the first time the horrifying deta

African Union says Libya accepts cease-fire plan

A delegation of African leaders said Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gadhafi, accepted their 'road map' for a cease-fire with rebels, whom they will meet Monday. They met hours after NAT

Gaddafi loyalists using civilians as human shields: NATO

NATO has accused Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime of using civilians as human shields to safeguard their heavy weapons from being targeted by international air strikes in Libya.

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Libya open to reform, rebels pushed back

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Libya's government said on Tuesday it is ready to negotiate reforms but only as long as Muammer Gaddafi is not forced out, as loyalists troops pushed rebel fighters back from the key oil port of Brega

13 Libyan rebels die in air strike

hirteen Libyan rebels were killed in an air strike by NATO-led coalition forces in the country's eastern city of Brega, Xinhua reported on Saturday.

Several rebels were also wounded when NATO planes

Gaddafi 'days numbered' after top diplomat's departure

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The departure of Libya's foreign minister Mussa Kussa means the Gaddafi regime's "days are numbered," defected immigration minister Ali Errishi told France 24 television on Thursday.

Kussa's arrival

Nato takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone

Nato has agreed to take control of enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya to thwart the forces of leader Muammar Gaddafi, as coalition air strikes targeted Tripoli for the sixth straight day.

Gaddafi: West will end in ‘dustbin of history’

Western warplanes silenced Muammar Gaddafi’s artillery and tanks besieging the rebel-held town of Misrata on Wednesday after an American admiral warned that the Libyan leader’s armour was now in the c

Gaddafi forces continue attacks on Libyan rebels

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were on Tuesday continuing their attacks on rebels in several cities in the Western part of the country, rebels said, after a third night of airstrikes by international forces.

Putin: It’s a ‘medieval Crusade’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that a UN resolution authorising military action in Libya resembled “medieval calls for crusades” after Western forces launched a second wave of airstri

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