Time magazine named the collective 'protester' around the world as its person of the year on Wednesday, citing the change brought by street demonstrations from Arab countries to New York.

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Libya's government on Tuesday gave militias a two-week deadline to quit Tripoli, threatening to close down the capital city if they fail to do so.

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Libya's new leaders said on Wednesday that some prisoners held by revolutionary forces have been abused, but insisted the mistreatment was not systematic and pledged to tackle the problem.

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Some 7,000 people, many of them foreigners, are being held in Libyan detention centres controlled by ‘revolutionary brigade’ militias, according to a new UN report.

Women and children are among detai

Some 7,000 people, many of them foreigners, are being held in Libyan detention centers controlled by 'revolutionary brigade' militias, according to a new UN report.

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Former rebels who helped to topple Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi and a human rights lawyer whose arrest sparked the uprising were handed key posts in a new government unveiled on Tuesday.

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Slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son Khamis, whose death was announced several times since the Libyan conflict erupted, is reportedly still alive, a defence ministry official said.

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British spy agency MI6 played a key role in the capture of Saif al-Islam, son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a media report said.

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The United States called on Libya's new rulers on Saturday to ensure a fair trial and ‘humane treatment’ of Muammar Gaddafi's last fugitive son and heir apparent Seif al-Islam after his capture.

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Former rebel fighters in Libya are raising the stakes by demanding a role in the interim government which is currently being formed, amid rising tensions over the naming of an army chief of staff.

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