Libya Congress confirms new PM Ahmed Maitig Ahmed Maitig is Libya's fifth prime minister to be appointed in the past two and a half years Continue reading the main story Post-Gaddafi Secrets of the Sahara 'I witnessed Benghazi uprising' Guide to the militias Land of the gun Libya's interim parliament has confirmed the appointment of Ahmed Maitig as the new prime minister. The General National Congress elected the businessman in a televised vote on Sunday, and he was sworn in. But acting Congress chairman Ezzedine Al-Amawi later declared the ballot illegal after a row over the procedure. On Monday, a decree signed by the head of Congress, Nuri Abu Sahmein - who was absent on Sunday - named Mr Maitig as interim prime minister. Mr Maitig, 42, is the country's fifth PM to be appointed in the past two and a half years. ...

BBC     By Gabriel Gatehouse BBC News, Tripoli     Gareth Montgomery-Johnson's family have said they are concerned for his welfare Continue reading the main story Libya Crisis Dangers lurk as Libyans celebrate Should Gaddafi's hometown be rebuilt? War victims' care scandal Ex-rebels reluctant to down arms Efforts are continuing to obtain the release of two British journalists who are being held by a group of former rebel fighters in Libya.  Reporter Nicholas Davies and cameraman Gareth Montgomery-Johnson were detained by members of the Misrata Brigade on Tuesday and are being held in Tripoli. It is not clear if Mr Montgomery-Johnson, a cameraman from Carmarthen, and his colleague will face charges. Human Rights Watch says it has been denied access to the journalists. The two men were working for the Ira...

BBC   Saadi Gaddafi crossed the border into Niger in a convoy of vehicles at the weekend   The Mexican authorities say they have stopped a plot by a criminal organisation to smuggle one of the sons of Libya's ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi into the country.  Saadi Gaddafi has been under house arrest in the West African state of Niger since he fled Libya in September. A spokeswoman for the Mexican government said Saadi Gaddafi and some members of his family were stopped as a result of intelligence reports. Several people have been arrested. Mexican officials said the plot - uncovered in early September - involved false names and documents. Mexican Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said the plan involved a criminal ring "of international dimensions," but it was uncovered in September before it could be carried out.

BBC Saif al-Islam can be seen with a thick black beard and wearing traditional robes on a plane to Zintan Continue reading the main story Libya Crisis Saif al-Islam capture as it happened Political imact of Saif capture Final days Counting the cost Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, Libyan officials say. He was taken by fighters near the southern town of Obari and flown to the city of Zintan in the north. Saif al-Islam told a journalist he was well. He is the last key Gaddafi family member to be seized or killed. Libya's new prime minister says he will get a fair trial in Libya. Saif al-Islam, 39, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity. A militia force allied to the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said he had been captured in the desert about 50km (30 miles) west of Obari, and taken to th...

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyans celebrated late into the evening Saturday the reported capture of Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam, nabbed in a desert gunbattle after an 18-day stakeout. Senior Libyan military officials said they believe the potential Gadhafi successor was trying to make his way to neighboring Niger, where a brother, Saadi, was granted asylum. Revolutionary fighters caught the man wanted by the International Criminal Court between the southwestern oasis town of Obari and southern town of Sabha, military commanders in Tripoli told CNN. The 39-year-old, the last Gadhafi fugitive, was taken to the city of Zintan in the western mountains. Top officials in the town rejoiced over the development. Saif al-Islam had been on the run since shortly after the fall of his father's Bab al-Aziziya compound in the capital in August. "I hope that this is the beginning of a state of freedom, transparency and lawfulness," acting Prime Minister Abdurrahim ...

(CNN) -- After months in hiding, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was finally tracked down in Libya's southern desert by fighters from the western Zintan mountains. Once seen as a potential successor to his slain father, Moammar Gadhafi, Saif al-Islam 's capture may mark the end to hopes held by loyalists that the Gadhafi family might seize power again. As the unrest in Libya began to swell earlier this year, Saif emerged as one of the regime's most visible defenders. He was the first to address the nation about the unrest and detail a plan to address it. Saif al-Islam later made very public vows to fight to the "last bullet." His alleged involvement in the bloody crackdown led the International Criminal Court to accuse him of crimes against humanity, including murder and persecution. It is not yet clear whether he will be brought to trial in Libya, as many military commanders would like, or handed over to the International Criminal Court in the Hague, in the Neth...

(CNN) -- Mansour Daou is known as the "Black Box" of Moammar Gadhafi's regime -- like an aircraft's data recorder, he knows some of Libya's darkest secrets. And as one of Gadhafi's top security officials, who remained at his side until the final hours, Daou has a unique insight into the astonishing downfall of Africa's longest-serving leader. Now in an interview with CNN he describes how the dictator, who was once of the world's most feared leaders, was forced to scavenge for food and hide in abandoned houses in the coastal city of Sirte. "He was very worried and erratic -- this could be because he was afraid," Daou said. According to Daou, Gadhafi became desperate to travel to his birthplace, the village of Jaref, 20 kilometers west of Sirte, a journey that Daou feared was "suicide." "He wanted to go to his village, maybe he wanted to die there or spend his last moments there," he said. Finally, after NATO jet...

United Nations (CNN) -- Mercenary forces may be trying to help Moammar Gadhafi's son escape Libya, even as people linked to Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi have been in contact with the International Criminal Court about his possible surrender, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday. In a report to the U.N. Security Council on the Libya situation, Moreno-Ocampo also said "hundreds of rapes" occurred in the Libyan conflict this year that toppled Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year-rule and resulted in his capture and killing last month. U.N. officials visit Libya Investigations continue into reported atrocities by Libyan forces, mercenaries and anti-government forces, Moreno-Ocampo said. In addition, the reported deaths of Libyan civilians in NATO airstrikes also will be examined, his report said. "There are more allegations," Moreno-Ocampo said. "There are serious allegations against multiple actors." His report called on U.N. stat...

By Jomana Karadsheh , CNN November 2, 2011 -- Updated 1149 GMT (1949 HKT) NTC forces remove a tank from the Drua military base hit by NATO bombing during it's offensive to help rebel fighters oust Moammar Gadhafi Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The Libyan war may be over, but rivalries rage on among some regional militias, leading to a mutual distrust that poses a challenge to the new leadership. Earlier this week, the rivalry was evident when dozens of fighters clashed at a Tripoli hospital in what residents said was the biggest armed confrontation in the capital in weeks. Clashes erupted at 2 a.m. Monday when a half dozen former rebels from Zintan city in the western mountains stormed the hospital, according to doctors. Some of the former rebels were drunk, and demanded staff hand over a wounded fighter shot earlier that day, according to the doctors, who spoke on condition of anonymity for safety reasons. The patient and the body of a dead fighter had been taken to the hospi...

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's transitional government picked an engineering professor and longtime exile as its acting prime minister Monday, with the new leader pledging to respect human rights and international law. The National Transitional Council elected Abdurrahim El-Keib, an electrical engineer who has held teaching posts at the University of Alabama and Abu Dhabi's Petroleum Institute, to the post with the support of 26 of the 51 members who voted. El-Keib emerged victorious from a field that initially included 10 candidates. "This is a new Libya," El-Keib told reporters. "It's been 42 years with our friends and people all around the world dealing with a brutal dictator, so concerns are in order, but I want to tell you there should be none of those. "We expect the world to understand that we have national interests as well, and we expect them to respect this," he said. "In fact, we demand respect of our national rights and nati...

BBC   Saif al-Islam has not been seen in public since late August Continue reading the main story Libya Crisis Muammar Gaddafi: How he died The bloody birth of new Libya Last of the buffoon dictators? Revolution 'still has far to go' Saif al-Islam - the son of slain ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi - says he is innocent of crimes against humanity, an international prosecutor has said. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said talks with Saif al-Islam had been held through intermediaries. The ICC says Gaddafi's son, accused of crimes during the recent conflict in Libya, would get a fair trial. Saif al-Islam, aged 39, has been in hiding for months. Recent reports claimed the man, who had once been the presumed successor to his father, was in a convoy heading toward Libya's desert border with Niger, where other Gaddafi allie...

BBC International prosecutors have had "informal contact" with the son of slain Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi. The International Criminal Court (ICC) said intermediaries had been used in indirect talks with Saif al-Islam. Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said the court had made it clear to Gaddafi's son, who is wanted for war crimes, that he was innocent until proven guilty. Saif al-Islam, who was once the presumed successor to his father, has been in hiding for months.

BBC By James Copnall BBC News, Khartoum   Mr Bashir said the move was a response to Gaddafi's support for Sudanese rebels Continue reading the main story Sudan: Coping with divorce Forced to choose between Sudans How to end deadly cattle-rustling Garang's ex-chef savours freedom South Sudan celebrates Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says his country gave military support to the Libyan rebels who overthrew Col Muammar Gaddafi.  In a speech broadcast live on state television, Mr Bashir said the move was in response to Col Gaddafi's support for Sudanese rebels three years ago. Sudan and Libya have had a complicated and frequently antagonistic relationship for many years. Libya was declared liberated on Sunday, two days after Col Gaddafi's death. 'Opportunity to reciprocate'   President Bashir sa...

BBC ....... Footage apparently showing the Gaddafi bodies being prepared for burial has been released Continue reading the main story Libya Crisis Muammar Gaddafi: How he died The bloody birth of new Libya Last of the buffoon dictators? Revolution 'still has far to go' The bodies of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Mutassim and a top aide have been buried in secret in the desert, Libyan officials say. A National Transitional Council (NTC) official told the BBC the bodies were buried at dawn in an unknown location. This follows days of apparent uncertainty among the new leadership about what to do with the bodies. Gaddafi's family wanted them buried outside the former leader's hometown of Sirte. NTC leaders had expressed a preference for a secret burial. Late on Tuesday, Dubai-based TV channel al-A'an broadcast footage it said showed Gaddafi's...

By the CNN Wire Staff October 23, 2011 -- Updated 2103 GMT (0503 HKT) Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi. "Libyan lands have now been completely liberated," said Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, vice chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council. Cheering crowds packed a central square in Benghazi Sunday afternoon for a ceremony that leaders said formally marked victory after eight months of fighting. "We are now united. We have become brothers in love," said Mustafa Jalil, the council's chairman. He called on Libyans to have "honesty, patience and tolerance" as the nation moves toward reconciliation. The location of Sunday's ceremony was significant. Uprisings against Gadhafi's regime began in Benghazi in February. Audience members carried signs, waved flags and batted around balloons. As leaders spoke, th...

NTC leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil: "I pray for the souls of the martyrs who were waiting for this day" Continue reading the main story Libya Crisis As it happened The bloody birth of new Libya Last of the buffoon dictators? Revolution 'still has far to go' Libya's transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi began. National Transitional Council (NTC) leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil urged Libyans to put civil conflict behind them for the sake of the country. Gaddafi's capture and death on Thursday came as Nato-backed NTC forces pursued loyalists in his stronghold, Sirte. The NTC has come under pressure to investigate how he died. A post-mortem carried out on the former leader's body on Sunday showed he had received a bullet wound to the head, medical sources said....

Libyan leaders have said they want to make sure "everybody knows Gaddafi is dead" Continue reading the main story Libya Crisis As it happened Revolution 'still has far to go' The challenges ahead The Muammar Gaddafi story Libya's authorities have come under pressure to give a full account of the death of ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The US said they should do it in an "open and transparent manner". The UN called for a full investigation, after video footage showed Col Gaddafi captured alive - and then dead. His burial has been delayed with officials divided about what to do with the body. A post-mortem is expected. Nato says it will end its campaign in Libya by 31 October. The alliance's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that as the mission winds down, Nato "will make sure there are no attacks against civilians during th...

Amateur video of Col Gaddafi shortly before he was killed Libya's Col Muammar Gaddafi was killed in crossfire in an assault on his birthplace of Sirte, officials say. Acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said he had been shot in the head in an exchange between Gaddafi loyalists and National Transitional Council fighters. He confirmed that Col Gaddafi had been taken alive, but had died before reaching hospital. Nato's governing body, meeting in the coming hours, is expected to declare an end to its Libyan bombing campaign. Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that with the death of Col Gaddafi "that moment has now moved much closer". "After 42 years, Col Gaddafi's rule of fear has finally come to an end," he said. "I call on all Libyans to put aside their differences and work together to build a brighter future." Golden gun   Mr Jibril, number two in the Nati...