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Chapter & Verse A bookstore is thriving – in Tripoli?
A tiny bookstore around the corner from Tripoli's Green Square is one of the first businesses to reopen in Libya's capital.
08/31/2011 12:41 pm -
Backchannels Libyan rebels reject UN proposal for peacekeepers
Libya rebel leaders argue that the country is not in a civil war but united in a fight to throw off Qaddafi's dictatorship.
08/31/2011 11:08 am -
Qaddafi Watch Qaddafi family escape to Algeria provides hints for leader's hiding spot
The focus of the hunt for Muammar Qaddafi could shift from Sirte to Bani Walid.
08/31/2011 10:58 am -
Global News Blog Good Reads: Libyan rebels' push on Sirte, Nigeria's Boko Haram, Clooney's satellites
Today's stories feature a look at the Libyan rebels' final push on Qaddafi's hometown, Nigeria's Boko Haram, and how George Clooney's satellite project may affect Sudan.
08/31/2011 10:03 am -
Terrorism & Security Qaddafi regime rejects Libyan rebels' ultimatum to surrender
NATO is still hoping for a negotiated settlement with Libyan rebels to avoid more fighting, particularly in Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte. The deadline expires Saturday.
08/31/2011 09:42 am -
Libya rebels poised for final push on Qaddafi's hometown (video)
Libya rebels are amassing to the east and west of Sirte, and have given Qaddafi forces in the strategic city until Saturday to surrender.
08/30/2011 06:49 pm -
Zimbabwe expels Libyan ambassador after switch of allegiance to rebels
Libya's fallen leader Muammar Qaddafi still has friends in the Zimbabwe government of President Robert Mugabe, who shares ideological and financial ties with Libya's former leader.
08/30/2011 04:03 pm -
Opinion A troubling lesson from Libya: Don't give up nukes
Qaddafi stopped his nuclear program. Would NATO have bombed if he hadn’t? Now, Iran watches as nonnuclear states are invaded and nuclear ones win favors.
08/30/2011 12:22 pm -
Terrorism & Security Eid ul-Fitr marks end of violent Ramadan in Syria
Eid ul-Fitr is normally a festive time, but Syrian citizens say seven were killed today by security forces. The regime faces EU oil sanctions by week's end and weakening support at home.
08/30/2011 10:40 am -
Backchannels The UN's plan for Libya
A reporter at Inner City Press got his hands on the United Nation's blueprint for its post-conflict involvement in Libya.
08/30/2011 10:17 am -
Global News Blog Good Reads: Al Qaeda's No. 2, Africa hearts Qaddafi, and an American (jailed) in Pakistan
Today's top stories feature deeper looks at Al Qaeda's No. 2 man, why Africa still loves Qaddafi, and what Alabama has to do with Pakistan.
08/30/2011 09:38 am -
Tripoli neighbors help frightened survivors after massacre
The International Criminal Court is considering a new arrest warrant for Muammar Qaddafi's son Khamis after a massacre was discovered next to his brigade's barracks.
08/30/2011 09:17 am -
Lockerbie bomber case may reopen with new Libyan government
Lockerbie bomber: the US is calling for the Libyan transitional government to look at the Lockerbie bomber case while Abdel Baset al-Megrahi reportedly fades in and out of consciousness.
08/30/2011 01:27 am -
Libya rebel leaders say they're in charge. Not so fast, say some in Tripoli.
Western rebels say they won't accept a government run by the National Transitional Council's chairman, who is from the east and has yet to be seen in Tripoli since rebels seized the capital.
08/29/2011 05:27 pm -
John McCain promised Qaddafi US arms for Libya in 2009 meeting, leaked cable says
John McCain talked about sending US arms to Libya with both Muammar Qaddafi and one of his sons during a 2009 meeting that included three other US senators. Sen. John McCain is the ranking Republican member on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
08/29/2011 03:12 pm -
Global Viewpoint Economic future for Libya brighter than in Tunisia, Egypt
Libya has immense petroleum wealth, a small population, and an ability to attract foreign investment. But the international community must see that Libya's interim Transitional National Council follows its 'road map' to an accountable and transparent new government.
08/29/2011 02:32 pm -
Atrocities and lack of supplies strain Tripoli (VIDEO)
In Tripoli, human rights workers and locals are uncovering evidence of mass killings by Muammar Qaddafi's retreating army. Meanwhile, water distribution and other basic services are in disarray.
08/29/2011 01:50 pm -
Qaddafi Watch Anti-Qaddafi forces move toward 'Brother Leader's' hometown of Sirte (VIDEO)
Anti-Qaddafi forces say NATO must clear the road to Sirte.
08/29/2011 12:20 pm -
Global News Blog Good Reads: A roundup of Lockerbie, Boko Haram, and Monterrey
Today's stories feature deeper looks at the fate of Lockerbie bombing mastermind al-Megrahi, the evolution of Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram, and what the Monterrey casino attack might mean for Mexico.
08/29/2011 11:32 am -
In Tripoli, African 'mercenaries' at risk
Over the weekend, concerns grew in Tripoli about the fate of black African workers who many Libyan rebels believe were mercenaries for Qaddafi.
08/29/2011 10:44 am -
Libya's revolution returns to Bin Jawad, this time they say for good [VIDEO]
Anti-Qaddafi militias have almost retaken Bin Jawad, the last major town east of Sirte, Muammar Qaddafi's hometown and last major stronghold. They insist they've learned from past mistakes.
08/28/2011 06:51 pm -
Libya's interim government strengthens grip, says Khamis Qaddafi may be dead
The military spokesman for Libya's interim government said a son of Muammar Qaddafi may have been killed trying to flee Tripoli as the new Libya's forces extend their grip over the country.
08/28/2011 02:27 pm -
Libyan rebels send brigade to negotiate surrender of Sirte
After taking the oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf, Libyan rebels are trying to persuade Sirte residents to lay down their arms. The city, Qaddafi's hometown, is one of the regime's last holdouts.
08/26/2011 06:48 pm -
Libya rebels, triumphant in Tripoli, now face a different kind of battle
How the rebels address immediate challenges – including regional and tribal divisions, as well as a thirst among some for revenge – will signal their ability to govern fairly in a new Libya.
08/26/2011 05:25 pm -
Libya's rebels struggle to control Tripoli
Libya's rebels cracked down on looting and tried to prevent vigilante justice across the capital today as the National Transitional Council began setting up shop.
08/26/2011 12:07 pm
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