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Libyan NTC Fighters in Sirte Find 25 Corpses |
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The corpses of 25 people wrapped in plastic sheets were found on Wednesday in the city of Sirte by government forces, who accused militias fighting for deposed leader Muammar Al Qathafi of execution-style killings.
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Spain Withdraws Planes from NATO's Libya Mission |
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Now that the interim government of Libya controls most of the country, with only Sirte (part of it) and Bani Walid still to be captured, Spain said Wedneday it will withdraw the four F-18 aircraft deployed as part of its contribution to the NATO operation over Libya
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Tunisia PM On One-Day Visit to Libya |
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Tunisia's prime minister Caid Essebsi is shortly winding up a day's visit to neighbourly Libya where he has been having talks with the interim government about trade ties between the two North African countries.
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NTC Fighters Closing in For The Kill in Sirte |
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Continuous advances inside the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's stronghold and hometown of Sirte, National Transitional Council fighters are now occupying all the major strategic positions in the coastal city.
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Tripoli International Airport to Reopen November |
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Normality is expected to return to the Tripoli International Airport within a month and with the reopening of the airport, several international carriers will resume flights to Libya, interim transport and communications' minister Anwar Alfituri has said.
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Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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Through boulevards and narrow streets, fighters allied with Libya’s transitional government pushed boldly into a residential district here on Tuesday, capturing Al Qathafi loyalists, war loot and territory as the battle moved from the city’s edges to its centre.
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Actress Angelina Jolie on Libya Visit to Express Solidarity With People |
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Film actress and United Nations goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday started a two-day visit to Libya. In a statement, she said she made her visit in order to see a country in transition and to help agencies bringing aid to Libyans in Tripoli and Misurata.
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NATO Did Right Thing, the Right Way and Saved Lives in Libya, Alliance Chief says |
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Referring to the Operation Unified Protector in Libya on Monday, NATO secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said: “We did the right thing, we saved countless lives, we did it in the right way, fast, with flexibility, involving Partners from the start, and we did it for the right reasons; to fully implement the mandate of the United Nations Security Council.
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Under Siege from All Sides Sirte and Ban Walid Could Fall any Moment |
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Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the head of the National Transitional Council has said that the NTC fighters have reached the centre of former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's hometown of Sirte and with fierce fighting still ongoing, the hope is, that by the end of this week the city would have been captured.
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UN Gen. Sec. cites 'Often Inspiring' Arab Spring in Message to UN-backed Governance Forum |
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A three-day United Nations-sponsored forum on democratic governance opened Monday in Oslo, Norway, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon citing the revolutions of the so-called “Arab Spring” in North Africa and the Middle East as "dramatic and often inspiring changes."
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Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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National Transitional Council (NTC) forces say they have cornered loyalists of Muammar Al Qathafi in a small area in the centre of Sirte, the hometown of the deposed Libyan leader whose whereabouts remain unknown more than six weeks after he was driven out of the capital Tripoli.
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World Newspaper Publishing Expo Opens Amidst Rapid Change |
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The world's largest trade exhibition for the newspaper publishing industry opened in Vienna on Monday and provided a clear illustration of how the news industry is rapidly evolving.
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Gunmen Attack Mosque in Libyan Capital |
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None of the National Transitional Council leaders have until now failed to comment on reports by witnesses that a group of more than 200 heavily armed gunmen, Sunday night, attacked a mosque in the northeastern Al-Masri district of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, ransacked the tombs of two imams, and made off with their relics.
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With Fresh Gains by NTC Fighters, Now Almost Game Over for Fugitive Leader Loyalists |
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Fighting has been unrelenting for one of the two remaining bastions loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi, Sirte. The fighting has been raging for three weeks and National Transitional Council forces are slowly taking control.
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Russia Criticises NATO-wide Missile Shield Deal |
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Russia has criticised moves by the United States to create a NATO-wide missile shield that will see U.S. anti-missile warships deployed on the Spanish coast, saying it could undermine its security. It said that the agreement with Spain "cannot fail to cause concern,"
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