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ICC rules Libya cannot try Qaddafi son
The International Criminal Court rejected a challenge by the Libyan government to the court's jurisdiction over Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the deposed dictator.
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Niger mine attack launched from Libya: France
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in Niger that the attackers who carried out double suicide bombings on a military camp and uranium mine likely came from Libya.
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France: next stop Libya?
France has vowed to punish those responsible for the car bomb blast at its embassy in Tripoli. Two were arrested following a lightning investigation by a French-led team.
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Moammar Qaddafi’s cousin arrested in Egypt
Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, cousin of Moammar Qaddafi, was arrested in Cairo by Libyan forces. The raid came on the second anniversary of the opening of NATO's Libya campaign.
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ICC orders Libya to extradite Qaddafi spy chief
The International Criminal Court ordered Libyan officials to hand over Abdullah Senussi, former intelligence chief for Moammar Qaddafi, and allow him to meet with his lawyer.
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Qaddafi son makes first appearance in Libya court
Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of Libya's deposed leader, appeared in court in Zintan, Libya—despite his protestations that he can only receive impartial justice before the ICC.
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Tunisia frees Benghazi attack suspect
A Tunisian court unconditionally released Ali Harzi, the only suspect held in custody over the deadly attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
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Attack on Coptic church in Libya
Two Egyptians were killed and two injured in an explosion at a Coptic church at Dafniya, near the Libyan city of Misrata. The blast came just as mass was ending.
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Libya declares martial law in southern region
The Libyan government closed the country’s southern borders and declared the southern provinces a military zone in response to growing lawlessness.
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Libya: undocumented foreign nationals face abuse
Undocumented foreign nationals in Libya are at risk of exploitation, arbitrary and indefinite detention, and even torture, Amnesty International reports.
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ICC investigating both sides in Libya war: report
The International Criminal Court is collecting evidence for possible new war crimes charges against both Qaddafi supporters and opposition groups arising out of last year’s civil war.
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Petraeus prostration: Benghazi blowback?
David Petraeus was scheduled to testify before Congress on the Benghazi attack when he was brought down by a sex scandal. Did the FBI instrument the revelation to silence him?