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Mar 28, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

Libyan Who Charged Rape Vanishes

Authorities claim Iman al-Obeidi was returned to family

(Newser) - A Libyan woman who accused Moammar Gadhafi's vigilantes of raping her has vanished. Libyan authorities beat and hauled Iman al-Obeidi away after she told a gathering of foreign reporters at a Tripoli hotel Saturday about a horrific attack by 15 men. Authorities insist the woman, whom they identified as a...

CNN Reporter Lashes Fox Over 'Human Shield Scoop'

Mar 22, 2011 4:24 AM CDT

CNN Reporter Lashes Fox Over 'Human Shield Scoop'

Story was totally hyped, says journalist Nic Robertson

(Newser) - A furious CNN reporter is blasting Fox News for cooking up an "exclusive" story accusing Libyan security forces of using US reporters as "human shields." The Fox piece claimed that CNN and Reuters reporters, among others, were transported to a bomb site in Moammar Gadhafi's compound in...

Gadhafi Compound Bombed

Mar 21, 2011 12:25 AM CDT

Gadhafi Compound Bombed

Strike disabled key command center, say allies

(Newser) - A direct missile strike on Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli has destroyed a building that functioned as a military command center, allied officials have announced. Gadhafi himself and his home were not targeted, according to authorities. The building was completely demolished, but no casualties were immediately reported. The strike "...

Gadhafi Sics Tanks
on Women, Children

Mar 9, 2011 3:41 AM CST

Gadhafi Sics Tanks on Women, Children

People are trapped as tanks, troops descend, say witnesses

(Newser) - Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi has sent in tanks in a bid to crush the rebellion in the refinery town of Zawiyah, cutting down women and children, witnesses report. Defeat of rebel forces in the town just 30 miles from Tripoli—already claimed twice by the government—could mark a turning...

Heavy Gunfire in Tripoli,
but Gov't Denies Fighting

Mar 6, 2011 5:28 AM CST

Heavy Gunfire in Tripoli, but Gov't Denies Fighting

Libyan government calls fire 'celebrations'

(Newser) - The fighting in Libya has moved into Tripoli, with heavy machine-gun fire reported in the capital early this morning for the first time in the uprising's two-week history, reports Reuters . But it is unclear just who was involved, and the government denies there is any fighting at all: "These...

Protests, Tear Gas Hit Tripoli

Mar 4, 2011 10:30 AM CST

Protests, Tear Gas Hit Tripoli

Military planes attack rebel territory

(Newser) - Planned protests have erupted on the streets of Libya’s capital following today's prayers, and security forces are using tear gas to break up the demonstrations. Secret police had sat in wait outside mosques; as demonstrators began to call for an end to Moammar Gadhafi’s rule, police unleashed the...

Libya Rebel:
'There Are Spies
Everywhere'

Mar 4, 2011 6:09 AM CST

Libya Rebel: 'There Are Spies Everywhere'

Tripoli braces for another potential clash

(Newser) - Gadhafi loyalists have set up checkpoints in Tripoli ahead of protests planned for today—the opposition has called for protesters to march out of mosques after noon prayers—and many fear more bloodshed. Several hours before prayers, streets were eerily empty, with few residents out. But security forces, who opened...

Gadhafi Loyalists
Beat Back Rebels
in Key Areas

Mar 2, 2011 7:56 AM CST

Gadhafi Loyalists Beat Back Rebels in Key Areas

Clashes increase as loyalists retake some areas

(Newser) - Libyan protesters are fighting to keep control of the areas they've taken as they increasingly clash with pro-Gadhafi forces. The latest:

The two sides are fighting over a key oil installation and airstrip, the AP reports. They are located on the coast of eastern Libya, most of which is held

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City Closest to Tripoli Falls

Feb 27, 2011 8:31 AM CST

City Closest to Tripoli Falls

Anti-Gadhafi rebels now in control of Zawiyah

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi is down one nurse and another city: Zawiyah, the city closest to Tripoli, has been seized by his opponents, reports the LA Times . An AP reporter who reached the city, located a slim 30 miles west of the capital, has confirmed the anti-government rebels are in control and...

Rebels Vow to Take Tripoli

Feb 25, 2011 5:45 AM CST

Rebels Vow to Take Tripoli

Demonstrations planned in Libyan capital today

(Newser) - Libyan rebels say they are closing in on Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli stronghold and they won't stop until the leader is ousted. Residents of the capital say they have received text messages calling for a massive demonstration today, which would be the first in Tripoli for several days. "It's now...

Gadhafi Forces Dig In
as Uprising Nears Tripoli

Feb 24, 2011 7:04 PM CST

Gadhafi Forces Dig In as Uprising Nears Tripoli

A major city near the capital falls

(Newser) - Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against his rule that has advanced closer to his stronghold in Tripoli, attacking two nearby cities in battles that killed at least 17 people. But rebels made new gains, seizing a military air base. The...

Gadhafi Masses Forces in Tripoli

Feb 24, 2011 2:26 AM CST

Gadhafi Masses Forces in Tripoli

Ultimate showdown looms with brigades loyal to Libyan strongman

(Newser) - A desperate Moammar Gadhafi is calling in thousands of mercenaries and any available security to quell the rebellion edging dangerously close to his door. The move almost ensures a savage and bloody showdown between armed forces and thousands of protesters determined to take control of their nation. The Libyan strongman...

First Western City Falls
to Libyan Protesters

1K THOUGHT DEAD

Feb 23, 2011 7:56 AM CST

First Western City Falls to Libyan Protesters

More than 1,000 believed dead

(Newser) - Libyan opposition forces seized control of Misurata today, raising flags that predate Moammar Gadhafi’s reign in celebration. It’s the first city in the western part of the country to fall, the Wall Street Journal reports; much of the East is already under protester control. Those flags were also...

In Ravaged Tripoli,
Bodies Left on Streets

Feb 22, 2011 7:59 AM CST

In Ravaged Tripoli, Bodies Left on Streets

Opposition in control in South

(Newser) - As Libya seemingly slips out of his control, Moammar Gadhafi’s forces rained what witnesses described as “small bombs” down on Tripoli last night, as helicopters, special forces, and foreign mercenaries shot freely at protesters. “It was an obscene amount of gunfire,” one witness tells the New ...

Gadhafi:
'I'm in Tripoli,
not Venezuela'

Feb 21, 2011 7:02 PM CST

Gadhafi: 'I'm in Tripoli, not Venezuela'

Libyan makes bizarre appearance on state TV

(Newser) - The rumors of Moammar Gadhafi's Venezuelan vacation are greatly exaggerated: The embattled Libyan leader made a bizarre, minute-long appearance on state TV at 2am local time, declaring, "I am in Tripoli and not in Venezuela. Do not believe the channels belonging to stray dogs." Gadhafi appeared in a...

Libya Plane Crash Survivor Gets OK to Leave Hospital

May 14, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Libya Plane Crash Survivor Gets OK to Leave Hospital

Assouw told about his parents, brother

(Newser) - The sole survivor of the plane crash that killed 103 people Wednesday will leave a Tripoli hospital tomorrow. Relatives have broken the news to 9-year-old Ruben van Assouw that his parents and older brother died in the crash, ABC News reports. "Under the circumstances Ruben is doing well,"...

Crash Survivor Doesn't Know He's an Orphan

May 13, 2010 1:00 PM CDT

Crash Survivor Doesn't Know He's an Orphan

But his aunt and uncle have arrived

(Newser) - Details continue to emerge on the ill-fated passengers on the Afrqiyah Airlines flight that crashed in Tripoli—including the heartbreaking detail that the lone survivor, 9-year-old Ruben van Assouw, has not yet been told that his parents and brother died in the crash. Also among the dead is Bree O'Mara,...

10 Spots to Vacation in Style

TRAVEL

Jun 1, 2008 12:41 PM CDT

10 Spots to Vacation in Style

From the Turkish Hamptons to uh, Montauk

(Newser) - What's the modern traveler to do in a world of ever-shrinking borders and ever-fewer spots of true exoticism? Why, simply crib off GQ's list of the classiest spots slightly off the beaten path:

Cesme, Turkey: the Hamptons of Anatolia
Formentera, Spain: No foam parties allowed
Stockholm, Sweden: Land of Viking

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Lebanese Rout Militants in Camp

Sep 3, 2007 3:30 AM CDT

Lebanese Rout Militants in Camp

Months of fighting leaves refugee camp in ruins

(Newser) - Jubilant Lebanese celebrated with soldiers yesterday after they finally wrested control of a besieged Palestinian refugee camp from an al-Qaeda ally, Fatah al-Islam. Lebanese special forces attacked strongholds that remained inside the ruins of the Nahr al-Bared camp near Tripoli after nearly three months of fighting, reports the London Times.

US Envoy Visits Libya; Rice
May Be Next

Aug 22, 2007 9:36 AM CDT

US Envoy Visits Libya; Rice May Be Next

Rice would be first secretary of state to visit since 1953

(Newser) - A leading State Department official has arrived in Libya, laying the groundwork for a probable visit by Condoleezza Rice later in the year. The envoy, David Welch, will discuss improvements to US-Libyan relations and compensation for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the BBC reports. Since 2003, when the Gaddafi...