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Tuesday | The Herald

Delays may condemn Megrahi to die in jail

The appeal of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has been so significantly delayed that he may not live to see its conclusion, his defence team has warned.

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Tuesday Jul 7 | Reuters

Libya invested $500 million with Allen Stanford: filing

The Libyan government had invested $500 million of its cash reserves with accused swindler Allen Stanford's firm as of late 2008, a court filing showed on Tuesday.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

WINN FM 98.9

PM to Make Statement on Trip to Libya

St. Kitts & Nevis a ' July 3, 2009 : Prime Minister will make a statement during Fridaya TMs sitting of Parliament, on his recent visit to Libya, According to a press release issued by his office Thursday night, The release says that Dr.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

African leaders approve anti-ICC move - AP

A A A' African leaders have approved a contentious decision to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir The final decision by the African Union heads of state summit says AU members "shall not cooperate ... in the arrest and transfer of the President of Sudan to the ICC." Bashir has been ...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Salon.com

African leaders tackle continent's challenges

African heads of state on Thursday discussed a drastic new decision against the International Criminal Court that would in practice give Sudan's president impunity from prosecution for war crimes by the ICC, a draft document at the AU summit showed.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

United Nations

Darfur's rebel movements ready to resume peace talks, UN-AU official says

A number of armed rebel movements in Darfur say they are ready to resume peace talks with the Sudanese Government, the African Union-United Nations official tasked with promoting dialogue between the two sides says.

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The Hartford Courant

Report: Iran's Ahmadinejad cancels trip to African Union summit in Libya; no reason given

Iran's Fars news agency says that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not attend the African Union summit in Libya as was expected.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Gulf Times

Gaddafi 'would back' free S Sudan

Sudan's ministry of foreign affairs declined to comment. There was no immediate comment from Libya or confirmation of the remarks.

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Freerepublic.com

Libya's Neighbors Brace For The Black Plague

Countries in North Africa are boosting precautionary measures in heightened efforts to prevent bubonic plague from spreading to their territories.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Times

Where have all the immigran...

Comment about "Where have all the immigrants gone?" Phone Name Comment 0 Where have all the immigrants gone? Herman Grech Some of the 66 immigrants who landed in Malta in April.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Raw Story

Kadhafi showered Condoleezza Rice with gifts: report

Libya's leader Colonel Moamer Kadhafi showered then US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice with gifts during her historic visit to Tripoli last year, according to a government report.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Daily Star

Lebanon charges 5 over plot to kill Libya PM

BEIRUT: Lebanon charged five people on Wednesday on charges of planning to murder Libya's prime minister to avenge the 1978 disappearance of a Shiite spiritual leader, a judicial official said.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

PR-inside.com

Verenez Energy sale to Chinese firm stalls

Libya's National Oil Company is accusing Canada's Verenex Energy Inc. of improperly bidding for exploration rights in the North African country four years ago.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Straits Times

Bubonic plague in Libya

THIRTEEN cases of bubonic plague have been recorded in eastern Libya, near the border with Egypt, Health Minister Mohamad Hijazi told AFP on Wednesday, stressing the situation was under control.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

RedOrbit

WHO Investigates Bubonic Plague Report From Libya

The World Health Organization is looking into a potential outbreak of bubonic plague in Libya near the Egyptian border.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Statesman

'I was Rommel's driver'

Instead of shooting at each other, the enemies chatted and exchanged cigarettes before going their separate ways.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Canada.com

WHO probes report of 'Black Death' in Libya

Libyan authorities have reported an outbreak of bubonic plague in the Mediterranean coastal town of Tubruq, and the World Health Organization was sending a team to investigate, a WHO official said on Tuesday.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Taipei Times

Qaddafi invites ousted Italians to return to Libya

ROMANCING ROMANS: The Libyan leader met with about 100 former residents of his country in one of the tents that had been erected in a park in Rome for his visit AP, ROME Monday, Jun 15, 2009, Page 6 Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi on Saturday invited the Italians he expelled in 1970 to come back to visit or work in his country.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

PR-inside.com

Gadhafi meets Italians expelled from Libya

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has met with representatives of approximately 20,000 Italians he expelled from his country in 1970 to punish Rome for its 30-year colonial rule.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Canada.com

Libyan leader tells Italy to scrap political parties

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddaf greets Romans from the sunroof of his limousine while forming an impromptu parade in Piazza Venezia in Rome June 11, 2009.

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