The intention of the United Nations Security Council authorizing military action against Libya was "to protect the Libyan people" and "not to authorize a campaign for regime change ... Read more »
South Africa president Jacob Zuma has spoken out against what he termed the "misuse of the good intentions in Resolution 1973", which was put in place as a means of dealing with ... Read more »
The African Union has called for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down. The leader of the AU's mediation team on Libya, Mauritania's President Abdel Aziz, said Gaddafi's ... Read more »
As Nato steps up pressure on Muammar al-Gaddafi, he reiterates his defiant stand. Read more »
A United Nations-ordered panel investigating human rights abuses in Libya says that Government forces have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the course of ... Read more »
Libyan opposition fighters have applauded a G8 call for Muammar al-Gaddafi to go as South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to arrive in the country for talks about an "exit ... Read more »
At least three people have been killed, in the heaviest bomb blast that was carried out by Nato in the country's capital. Read more »
Although South African photographer Anton Hammerl was shot in the Libyan desert on April 5, the Libyan government told its South African counterpart at "the highest level" that he ... Read more »
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested ICC judges to issue arrest warrants against Muammar Gaddafi, his son and the Head of Intelligence from crimes ... Read more »
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has announced that his office will seek arrest warrants on war crimes charges for three Libyan leaders. Read more »
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