Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Muammar Qaddafi was the autocratic ruler of Libya, from 1969 when he seized power in a military coup, until 2011 when his government was overthrown by a NATO-backed rebel force in a civil war.
International Criminal Court judges said Friday that Libya doesn't have to hand over Muammar Qaddafi's son, pending a ruling on Tripoli's challenge to the court's right to try him.
The ruling ends months of pressure on Libyan authorities to surrender Seif al-Islam Qaddafi, who is wanted by the court on charges of crimes against humanity allegedly committed early in his father's crackdown on dissent last year.He was arrested in November in Libya's remote south, and is being held by a militia which refuses to surrender him to Libya's new rulers.Libyan authorities say they want to put Seif al-Islam on trial in Libya. The ICC is a tribunal of last resort, intended to try suspects from countries that cannot or will not prosecute them.The U.N. Security Council ordered the court to launch an investigation in Libya in February 2011.Luis Moreno-Ocampo indicted Seif al-Islam along with his father and Qaddafi's intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senoussi, who was arrested in March in Mauritainia and i...Provoked by renewed daylight NATO bombing of his capital, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi raged against the alliance Friday, screaming his message and daring Western f...
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is on the run, his capital all but fallen to rebels, his hometown under siege.Now comes another difficult task for the rebels and the c...
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi defiant in face of NATO bombing in audio recording on state TV.
Libya's Moammar Gadhafi vows to fight on despite international recognition of rebel council.
Rebel leader says Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent Seif al-Islam arrested.
The U.N.'s top human rights body will hold a special session Friday on the deteriorating situation in Syria and last week's massacre of more than 100 Syrian villager...
Eyewitness accounts from the Syrian massacre emerged Tuesday, describing shadowy gunmen slaughtering whole families in their homes and targeting the most vulnerable ...
The Libyan government on Tuesday formally challenged the International Criminal Court's right to try Moammar Gadhafi's son for war crimes, arguing that he should fac...
The International Criminal Court again rejected Wednesday attempts by Libya to delay handing over one of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi's sons, who is wanted for tr...
The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya's...
A sweeping array of world powers called forcefully Tuesday for Moammar Gadhafi to step down as Libya's ruler. Some even hinted at secret talks on Gadhafi's exit.U.S....
Turkey escalated the pressure on Moammar Gadhafi on Tuesday despite its long-standing ties to the Libyan leader, insisting Gadhafi must immediately leave "for the sa...
Egypt's longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from...
The U.N.'s top human rights official said Saturday that there should be no amnesty for serious crimes committed in Syria, even if the threat of prosecution might mot...
The U.S. is heaping new pressure on Russia to change course and support international action in Syria, warning that intransigence by Moscow may lead to open civil wa...
The United States must show stronger international leadership to halt the violence in Syria, which could become a significant issue in this year's presidential campa...
Libya's former prime minister will only be extradited to his country if his life isn't in danger there and he can be guaranteed a fair trial, Tunisia's presidential ...
The man who ran Libya's extensive spy network and was considered one of the closest confidants of ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi was indicted in Mauritania on Monday and ...
Residents of the eastern Libyan city that served as the cradle of the uprising that toppled Moammar Gadhafi voted for a local council Saturday in the city's first el...
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