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Putin sees no military settlement for Libyan conflict

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin did not see any military settlement for the Libya conflict and called for ...

Britain recognises Libya rebels, expels Kadhafi envoys

Britain recognised Libya`s rebel council as the country`s sole legitimate government Wednesday after dramatically ...

African leaders meet in summit dogged by Libya

African leaders sought backing for a roadmap out of the Libyan conflict at a summit Thursday where an invited ...

France says Libya arms delivery not breach of UN

France`s delivery of arms to Libyan rebels was not in breach of a Security Council resolution that established an arms ...

Unlike France, Britain won`t arm Libya rebels: minister

Britain will not deliver arms to Libya`s rebels as France has done, a senior British defence official said Wednesday, ...

French military confirms arms drops to Libyan rebels

The French military confirmed on Wednesday that earlier this month it had air dropped arms shipments to Libyan rebels ...

UN extends DR Congo mission ahead of elections

The UN Security Council on Tuesday decided to extend by one year its MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in the Democratic ...

Germany recognises Libya rebels, defends inaction

Germany recognised Libya`s rebel council as the country`s sole legitimate representative on Monday and promised to ...

Kadhafi plays chess as fighting reges across Libya

State television showed footage of Moamer Kadhafi playing chess with the head of the World Chess Federation, as ...

NU leader questions NATO's double standard

An Islamic leader has questioned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization`s (NATO) double standard in their actions they ...

Russia warns NATO against Libya land operation

Russia on Sunday warned that NATO`s campaign in Libya could turn into a land operation after attack helicopters were ...

First NATO strikes in Libya with attack copters: official

NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, ...

Kadhafi wife slams NATO strike she says killed her son

Moamer Kadhafi`s wife, Sofia, on Friday slammed the airstrikes that killed her son and accused NATO forces of ...

Russia says G8 partners urged it to mediate Libya conflict

Russia`s G8 partners and Tripoli have both asked Moscow to mediate an end to the conflict between Libyan leader Moamer ...

France, Britain to deploy helicopters to Libya: Paris

France and Britain are deploying attack helicopters to strike Moamer Kadhafi`s forces, top French ministers said ...