It happened in Philadelphia, on 10 November 1775. Novembers in Philadelphia can be harsh, and I imagine this one was no different. via Illinoisreview

French military suppliers believe Libyan President Moammar Ghadaffi could sign a number of arms contracts when he visits France in early December 2007. via Jane's Information Group

With new threats from Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri calling for attacks on US interests in Libya, the American embassy in Tripoli - ' located at the prestigious Corinthia Bab Africa hotel - ' is to ... via Malta Today

In recent years, Libya has undergone a nip and tuck. The old traces of Antiquity are still there. via NPR

Sun Microsystems, Inc. has teamed up with SunGard Higher Education and Al Wasl to sponsor Education Libya 2007, that takes place from November 5-7 at the Tripoli International Fairground. via AME Info

The mercurial dictator of Libya has reinvented himself yet again. He has been a pariah of the West; a sponsor of terrorism; the maverick autocrat with his corps of female bodyguards; the man who comes to ... via The Belfast Telegraph

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TRIPOLI, Libya | He's been crossed off the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, has won a temporary seat on the U.N. Security Council and is slowly opening his oil-rich economy to an eager West.

But longtime Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi showed last week that his evolution from strongman to statesman still has a way to go.

On his biggest stage in years - launching new peace talks for Sudan's Darfur region in his home city of Sirte, Libya - Gadhafi delivered a meandering and often insulting monologue, declaring the negotiations a lost cause and assailing Western countries for meddling in African affairs. Read more

Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri called for a holy war against North African leaders and their French, Spanish and US allies in an audiotape message Saturday in which he announced a new Libyan arm of the ... via New Straits Times

Negotiations between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels have been postponed until December, the spokesman for the government delegation to the stalled peace talks said Thursday.

The highly anticipated U.N. and African Union-brokered talks opened Saturday in the Libyan coastal town of Sirte with a large international and media presence, but without the most prominent rebel leaders. Their absence effectively stalled the talks within a day of the opening ceremony.

Mediators later said they were sending envoys to Darfur to smooth out problems with some of the recalcitrant rebel chiefs to get them to join the talks _ a process Jan Eliasson, the U.N. chief mediator, said could take about three weeks. Read more

Italy and Libya are poised to sign a treaty designed to settle the question of compensation for Italy's colonisation of the country, Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema reportedly said. via Sunday Times

The French ambassador to Malta Jean-Marc Rives has defended his government's plans for furthering nuclear talks with Libya on the prospect of developing nuclear energy for the production of water, saying France ... via Malta Today

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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels accused Sudanese government forces of attacking an area along the border with Chad in violation of a unilateral ceasefire the government declared at the opening of peace talks in Libya.

Rebels from two factions, which did not attend the talks, said on Monday the government had attacked the Jabel Moun area along the Chad-Sudan border on Saturday, the very day the government announced a ceasefire.

"At the same time they were announcing that there is a ceasefire there was aerial bombardment in Jabel Moun," said Justice and Equality Movement commander Abdel Aziz el-Nur Ashr. Read more

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is to make an official visit to France in December, French media reported on Sunday, while the presidency confirmed that a trip was planned. via The Tocqueville Connection

Negotiators working to end four years of violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur continued on Sunday despite predictions of failure by host Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. via Independent Online

Libyan leader Moumar Kadhafi on Saturday said peace talks to end violence in Darfur were doomed to failure because of the absence of the main rebel groups in the conflict. via New Straits Times

Chadian President Idriss Deby and leaders of Chad's four main rebel groups have arrived in Libya to sign a peace accord after the latest flare-up of unrest in the central African country, officials said on ... via Independent Online