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Eastern Libya
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 Gaddafi elected as next AU leader Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been elected as chairman of the 53-nation African Union by delegates at the AU summit
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| Mar.30 |
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Gaddafi storms out of Arab League
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Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast Two fishing vessels carrying over 600 people sunk. those on board the vessels apparently were immigrants. Libyan authorities rescued 42
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| Mar.31 |
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 Hundreds feared drowned off Libya  | International Organization for Migration: More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya | |
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| Apr.28 |
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 Lockerbie bomber's appeal starts Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, began an appeal of his conviction
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| May.12 |
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 Terrorist who provided link to Iraq dead Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi who said he was tortured into making a false connection between al Qaeda and Iraq has died in a Libyan prison
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| Jul.3 |
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 African Union in rift with court The Union will halt co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its decision to charge Sudan's leader with war crimes
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| Aug.12 |
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Lockerbie bomber to be released | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who is suffering from terminal prostate cancer, convicted of the bombing, is expected to be released next week | |
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| Aug.18 |
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Court allows bomber to drop appeal A court has formally allowed Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi to abandon his second appeal against his conviction over the Lockerbie bombing
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| Aug.20 |
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 Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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 Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' President Barack Obama: The cheering, flag-waving welcome that the convicted Lockerbie bomber received in Libya was 'highly objectionable'
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Trade 'link' to bomber's release Britain rejected claims made by the son of Moammar Gadhafi that the release of the Lockerbie bomber was linked to trade deals with Libya
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| Aug.22 |
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FBI boss attacks Megrahi release Robert Mueller has launched a scathing attack on Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill over the release of the Lockerbie bomber
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Ministers defend Megrahi release The Scottish government has defended its decision to release the Lockerbie bomber, amid mounting criticism on both sides of the Atlantic
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| Aug.24 |
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Minister defends Lockerbie release Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill who allowed the bomber to go back to Libya defended his decision before Scotland's parliament
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| Aug.30 |
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Minister denies deal on Lockerbie release Justice Minister Straw denied that the bomber was freed from jail as part of an agreement to allow a British energy company to drill for oil...
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| Aug.31 |
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 British PM: Terrorist was not traded for oil Gordon Brown's office: The government did not make a deal to send the Lockerbie bomber home in exchange for an oil contract with Libya
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  Leader's son: Libya pressed for deal| Saif al-Islam Gadhafi: Libya pressured the British government to include Lockerbie bomber in a 2007 prisoner release agreement | |
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 Brown backs bid for Libya pay-out| Gordon Brown has confirmed that the UK will support compensation claims being made against Libya by the families of IRA victims | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Lockerbie bomber appears, looking weak Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi made a brief public appearance at a hospital, looking weak and unable to engage in what was going on around...
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| Sep.13 |
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Britain denies 'secret deal' over slain cop The government has not dropped the case of a British police officer who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London 25 years ago
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| Sep.22 |
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Town wants Gadhafi's tent taken down  The town of Bedford, is not happy with a tent set up as part of Libyan leader's visit to the United States for the United Nations General As...
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| Sep.23 |
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Gadhafi: Security Council doesn't work Libyan leader delivered a lengthy, rambling address in his first appearance before the U.N., slamming both the U.N. Security Council and the U.S.
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| Sep.25 |
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Sister of Lockerbie victim visits Gadhafi The 39-year-old Lisa Gibson said she and another relative of a Lockerbie victim went to see the controversial figure
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Main Event: Hundreds feared drowned of...