Topic: National Transitional Council of Libya
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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What happens next in Libya? America's five greatest concerns.
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Backchannels Libyan cop in Benghazi kidnapped
The kidnapping of the head of the criminal investigations department in Benghazi, where four US officials were killed last year, is a reminder of how tough Libya's transition remains.
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In Benghazi, militias may promote security one day, threaten it the next
Ansar al-Sharia, the Libyan Islamist militia publicly blamed for the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi last month, has disappeared from the city's streets. Not all locals are happy about that.
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Libya celebrates first peaceful transition of power
Libya's interim post-Qaddafi leadership handed over power to the newly elected national assembly yesterday. Security promises to be an immediate, ongoing challenge.
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Libyan liberals take the lead (+video)
According to Libya's election commission, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril's National Forces Alliance won 39 seats in Libya's landmark election. The election is a major step for the country. It's been striving for order since Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's longtime ruler, was ousted last year.
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In Libya's first post-Qaddafi elections, pragmatism trumps ideology
A diverse coalition of parties claiming to eschew a particular ideology and trumpeting its problem-solving skills won with almost half the votes, well ahead of the second-place Islamist party.
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Neither liberal nor Islamist: Who are Libya's frontrunners? (+video)
Libya's National Forces Alliance has claimed the lead as election results roll in. The big-tent coalition appears headed for victory, but it's still unclear what its goals are.
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Libya election: In Tripoli high hopes, turnout and expectations
Turnout was high in the first post-Qaddafi Libya election today, with voters eager to help start building a new regime.
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In Tunisia, leaders struggle to kick the problems that toppled Ben Ali
Rioting broke out in Tunisia earlier this month after rumors that a local art exhibit insulted Islam. But most of the protesters were not ultra-religious – just young, poor, and angry.
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Opinion: Look to Yemen as model for Syria's transition after Bashar al-Assad
Recent history in Iraq and Libya shows that the departure of a tyrant can lead to a deterioration in stability and an increase in human suffering. In Syria, a Yemen-style transition (dictator forced into exile to be replaced by a transition figure) may be the best possible outcome.
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Libyan government retakes airport from disgruntled militia
Militiamen surrounded flights on the tarmac, forcing planes to divert before the government resumed control.
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Lockerbie convict dies, closing dark chapter for Libya
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. He died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after his release from Scottish prison.
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After Qaddafi, Libya's east tires of Tripoli too
Oil-rich eastern Libya is looking for greater autonomy after playing a major role in deposing Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
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World's cheapest gas: Top 10 countries
While Americans and Europeans bemoan the cost of gasoline at the pumps, people in some other parts of the world enjoy filling up their tanks cheaply thanks to subsidies provided by wealthy, oil-rich governments. Here are the 10 cheapest countries on Earth to fill a gas tank.
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'Friends of Syria' conference demands Assad open humanitarian aid corridors
Syrian forces continued to attack Homs as the 'Friends of Syria' international group met in Tunisia. A draft resolution called for a cease-fire, while Secretary of State Clinton said sanctions would increase if the violence does not stop.
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Africa Monitor 2011 a banner year for the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court continued to build credibility in 2011, but new challenges exist as Luis Moreno-Ocampo steps down as the ICC’s first chief prosecutor in 2012.
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Eastern Libya poll indicates political Islam will closely follow democracy
If Libya manages to forge a political system where majority views are taken into account it's clear that political Islam is set to play a major political role.
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Qaddafi's death: Will the ICC launch a war-crimes investigation?
International Criminal Court prosecutor Ocampo is asking the UN for authority to investigate the death Libyan leader Qaddafi as a war crime.
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Urgency grows in divided Libya, says Jibril
Libya named a new cabinet yesterday designed to win broad support and quiet tribal and regional rivalries. But it may not address issues raised by senior Libyan leader Mahmoud Jibril in a recent interview.
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Qaddafi heir Seif al-Islam captured in Libya
Qaddafi's second son, once considered his father's likely successor, was found hiding deep in the desert.
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NATO's Libya mission ends. Was it a success?
It's too soon to tell what kind of new Libya will emerge in the wake of NATO's Libya mission. But Qaddafi's controversial death should not be taken as a sign that NATO's efforts were for naught.
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NATO Libya mission will end on Oct. 31
NATO voted today to end its Libya mission Oct. 31, despite a request from Libya's interim leaders to stay through December. Some NATO members may still help in an individual capacity, however.
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UN votes to end NATO mission in Libya
A unanimously approved UN resolution ends authorization for NATO operations in Libya, rejecting Libya's insistence that NATO's continued presence would be beneficial.
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Muammar Qaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent reportedly poised for surrender
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, the last of deceased Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's sons still at large, has reportedly asked to be transported to the International Criminal Court.
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Libya to NATO: Stay until the end of the year
Although NATO seems poised to bring its Libya mission to an end, the transitional government has asked it to remain through the end of 2011 to help ensure security.
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Qaddafi's secret burial doesn't end controversy over his death
Muammar Qaddafi is now buried in an unmarked desert grave. The circumstances of his death have raised questions about the new government's ability to respect human rights and prevent reprisals.
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