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Libyans cast first vote since fall of Gaddafi

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Libyans vote for a national assembly on Saturday, the first election since Muammar Gaddafi's ouster, after a string of acts of sabotage that have stoked tensions in the east of the country.

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Libya on edge before first post-Gaddafi election

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Calls for a boycott and other unrest on the eve of Libya's first vote since the overthrow of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi raised fears of election violence, even as campaigning came to an end Fri

ICC says expects release of Libya-held team on Monday

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The International Criminal Court said it expected a four-member legal team detained in Libya three weeks ago after visiting slain leader Muammar Gaddafi's jailed son to be released on Monday.

"The IC

Tunisia extradites former Gaddafi PM to Libya

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Tunisia extradited deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's former prime minister on Sunday, said officials in Tripoli, making him the first senior official to be returned for trial under Libya's trans

Libya declare military zone in west to stop bloodshed

Libyan authorities on Sunday declared warring mountain towns in the west of the country a ‘military zone’ and called for an immediate ceasefire.

"As a result of the violence in the areas of Mizdah, S

Libya court scraps law banning glorifying Gaddafi

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Libya's Supreme Court scrapped a new law that criminalised the glorification of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi or his supporters on Thursday after opponents argued it violated freedom of expression.

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Car carrying British ambassador to Libya attacked

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A vehicle carrying Britain's ambassador to Libya was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades Monday in Benghazi, days after a bomb went off just outside the US consulate in the eastern city that was t

Libyan militia blocks Tripoli airport: Source

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A militia of Libyan ex-rebels entered Tripoli International airport with tanks and armoured vehicles and completely blocked air traffic on Monday, a day after their leader was arrested, officials said

Gaddafi's son extradition postponed pending court ruling

The son of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi can stay in detention in Libya while the International Criminal Court decides if it has the jurisdiction to try him, the court ruled on Friday.

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Libyan convicted over Lockerbie bombing dies: Brother

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Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland in which 270 people were killed, died on Sunday, his brother said.

"He died an hour ago," Abd

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