October 20, 2011. The day Muammar Gaddafi, who had ruled Libya with an iron hand since 1969, was spotted hiding in a drain in his hometown of Sirte by rebel fighters and brutally murdered.
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday pounded the besieged western town of Misurata amid growing differences among the international community over the military campaign in Libya. Ahead of a key North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meeting in Berlin, Britain and France mounted pressure on the alliance to help defeat the Libyan regime.
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Hundreds of rebel fighters were been pulled out by sea as Muammar Gaddafi's forces were on the verge of overrunning the key western city of Misrata after routing all opposition attacks on the eastern front, as the country's strongman and his sons appeared to be looking for a way out of the conflict.
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Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has flown down to Libya to help aid agencies bring in supplies to the country.
The man who had purportedly discovered former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi hiding in a drainage pipe nearly a year ago has died after being kidnapped, beaten and slashed by supporters of the late dictator. Omran Shaaban, who is the latest victim of the persistent violence and instability in the North African country, had been hospitalised in France.
The airline is also shutting down its Lagos route with effect from October 10.
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The number of people killed in acts of terror reached a record high last year, with almost four in five of these deaths occurring in just five countries, new research shows.
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