Libya’s prime minister released after abduction
A former rebel group, affiliated with the Libyan government, has freed Prime Minister Ali Zeidan after capturing him in Tripoli.
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Former rebels abduct Libya’s prime minister
A group of former Libyan rebels says it has seized Prime Minister Ali Zeidan due to his government’s role in the US capture of a top al-Qaeda suspect.
Dead or alive: R9-million bounty on Gaddafi’s head
Libya’s rebels are offering a bounty for Muammar Gaddafi, after a former ally said he was probably heading for the border — in women’s clothing.
Gaddafi desperate to reclaim order as rebels push forward
Muammar Gaddafi has urged Libyans to take up arms and crush an uprising in Tripoli as rebel troops closed on the capital for a final onslaught.
Violence in Sudan’s Abyei forces thousands to flee
More than 15 000 people have fled Sudan’s Abyei region to Agok in the south after the northern army seized the disputed area, the UN has said.
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Scars of Yemen war still raw despite truce
A ceasefire in northern Yemen has calmed a conflict that drove thousands of people from their homes, but bloody images still haunt Ali Nasser.
