BENGHAZI, Libya/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi was last tracked heading for Libya’s southern border, the man leading the hunt told Reuters, though Burkina Faso again denied on Wednesday any plan to offer the deposed leader refuge. After the arrival in neighboring Niger of dozens of Libyan vehicles, including some which may be carrying gold ...
LONDON (Reuters) – James Murdoch knew more than three years ago that phone-hacking at News Corp’s News of the World went beyond one “rogue” reporter, the newspaper’s former legal chief said on Tuesday, contradicting repeated denials by Murdoch. As the two-month crisis that has gripped News Corp and Britain’s political establishment deepened, Tom Crone also ...
BENGHAZI, Libya/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) – Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters Tuesday. The Libyan rebels who overthrew Gaddafi two weeks ago ...
TRIPOLI/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) – Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday. A convoy of between 200 and 250 vehicles was ...
TRIPOLI/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) – Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday. A convoy of between 200 and 250 vehicles was ...
TRIPOLI/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) – Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday. The convoy of between 200 and 250 vehicles was ...
NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces massed on Monday outside a pro-Gaddafi desert town that has refused to surrender, building a field hospital in preparation for a possible last stand. On-off talks involving tribal elders from Bani Walid, south of Tripoli, and a fog of contradictory messages in recent days reflect the ...
NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces made ready to storm a desert town held by loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi Monday but held off in the hope of a surrender that would avoid bloodshed. On-off negotiations involving tribal elders from Bani Walid, south of Tripoli, and a fog of contradictory messages in recent ...
NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) – – Forces of Libya’s interim ruling council are poised for an assault on the desert town of Bani Walid after negotiators failed to persuade Muammar Gaddafi loyalists to abandon one of their last remaining bastions. The town is one of just a handful of areas in Libya still ...
NORTH OF BANI WALID/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces failed to convince Muammar Gaddafi loyalists on Sunday to give up one of their last strongholds without a fight, raising the prospect of an assault on the town of Bani Walid. Outside the desert town, a National Transitional Council (NTC) negotiator said talks with tribal leaders ...