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| Only a Matter of Time Before Seif is Captured ICC Prosecutor Says |
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Former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's son, Seif is still at large and his whereabouts are not known. However, whenever he is captured he would eventually face justice in The Hague, the chief the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday.
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| Tunisia Orders Extradition of Former Libyan PM |
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A Tunisian appeals court has acceded to the Libyan National Transitional Council's request and ordered former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi extradited to Libya, making him the first member from the former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's regime to be returned to the country to face charges since the revolution that ousted the dictator.
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| British Students March in Protest Against Increase in Tuition Fees |
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Thousands of students have been marching through London on Wednesday to protest against rises in tuition fees and changes to higher education in another display of anger against the Conservative-led government's austerity measures.
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| Berlusconi Promises to Resign After Budget Reforms |
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A day after promising to resign as soon as parliament passes urgent budget reforms demanded by the European Union, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said he will not stand for another term if Italy holds early elections.
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| Greek Coalition, New PM Set to be Announced Wednesday |
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The Greek government is expected to announce the formation if the country's interim government Wednesday at the end of three days of talks that at one time looked as if they could drag on without any sign of progress.
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| Natanyahu a 'liar', Sarkozy Tells US President |
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was overheard by journalists at the G20 summit recently in Cannes, calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" in remarks to US President Barack Obama.
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| Convicted Russian Arms Dealer Had Ties with Former Libyan Regime |
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A Russian arms dealer by the name of Viktor Bout who British officials had warned the Libyan government about in 2003 has been convicted by a US federal jury in New York on conspiracy charges to kill Americans and US officials, and of delivering anti-aircraft missiles and aid a terrorist organisation.
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| Italian Premier Expected to Quite After Crunch Vote Tuesday |
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There are fears that the Greek financial crisis could spread to bigger eurozone countries like Italy. And Tuesday Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi would be expected decide whether to resign after a crunch vote in parliament on Italy's public finances.
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| Greek Politicians Still to Decide on Unity Government, New PM |
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Greece has not yet named a successor to replace prime minister George Papandreou who has accepted to stand down once a new unity government is formed that can save the country from imminent bankruptcy. But the country's political leaders are still locked in debate over the naming of the new leadership that will be tasked with ratifying a vital EU bailout package.
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| Michael Jackson's Doctor Found Guilty of Pop Icon's Death |
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The personal physician of the late popstar Michael Jackson, Dr Conrad Murray has been convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of the star and faces up to four years in prison. A jury of seven men and five women took eight and a half hours to reach a unanimous verdict.
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| Martin: Only Libyan Interim Leaders can Determine Speed of Elections Timetable |
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Accelerating the election timetable in Libya depends on its interim leaders who are bound to make important political decisions the United Nations Envoy to Libya has said.
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| Met Police Say London Riot Arrests Hit 3,000 Mark |
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Investigators from the Metropolitan police in Britain have made their 3,000th arrest connected to the riots that swept across the capital in August in the English capital, London, and other cities. The police are also pledging "more arrests and convictions" and as such have released 71 further images.
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| Former Top Security Official Describes Last Days of Al Qathafi on the Run |
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In an interview with CNN, Mansour Daou, one of former Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi's top security officials, who is reported to have remained at his side until the final hours , describes how the dictator, was forced to scavenge for food and hide in abandoned houses in the coastal city of Sirte.
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| Putin Accuses Western Nations of Hypocrisy |
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the likely new head of state after next year's presidential elections accused Western nations of hypocrisy for backing revolutions in North African countries that previously enjoyed their strong support.
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| NTC Frees Libyan Prisoners on Eid al-Adha |
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In Libya, the National Transitional Council is releasing hundreds of prisoners, many suspected Gaddafi loyalists, ahead of a major religious festival of Eid al-Adha. The four-day Islamic holiday known as the Festival of the Sacrifice that follows hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, and marks Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
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