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Heavy gun fire rocks Gaddafi's stronghold Tripoli

Heavy machine-gun fire rocked Muammar Gaddafi's bastion of Tripoli on Sunday as the fighting between his forces and rebels raged in Libya's east and west, with the strongman seeking a UN or African......

Sirens go off as Israel strikes down 'suspicious aerial targets'

The tensions between the two countries continue to remain high as several suspected drones launched from Lebanon were shot down by Israeli air defences on Sunday, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)......

In PHOTOS: Bullets and bloodshed in Tripoli

Moammar Gaddafi pledged to crush dissent in his country; and ruthless he was as the Libyan leader's mercenaries walked through the streets of Tripoli gunning down every voice they heard against......

Two Air India flights head for Tripoli

India has begun the process of evacuating its nationals stranded in troubled Libya by sending two aircraft with total capacity of 640 passengers to Tripoli besides despatching four ships.The......

Gaddafi orders clampdown in Tripoli

Libyan Interior Minister Abdel Fatah Yunes and a top aide of Moammar Gaddafi's powerful son Saif resigned on Wednesday, the latest to disown the regime of the defiant leader whose gunmen clamped......

India, Libya set to boost bilateral cooperation

India and Libya discussed ways to boost their relationship, particularly in the IT and Oil sector during talks visiting Petroleum Minister Murli Deora had with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in......

Oil jumps on Canadian wildfire, Libyan fighting

Prices are sustainable and not just driven by speculative gains Oil prices jumped by more than one percent in early trading on Thursday as a huge wildfire in Canada disrupted its oil sands......

Pune in world's top new biz hubs

Shanghai, Bangalore, Dubai, Bangkok -- so last year. As we enter the thick of 2006, a new crop of cities is rising as they assume their place among the world's preeminent business hubs. World's top......

IOC may revamp Libyan refineries

After Nigeria, Libya has invited Indian oil firms to operate its old refineries after investing in their revamp and has offered New Delhi rights to explore oil in the country.Tripoli wants India's......

Salah double seals Egypt's World Cup spot!

IMAGE: Star striker Mohamed Salah struck twice as Egypt defeated Djibouti and became the third African nation to book a spot for the 2026 World Cup. Photograph: Scott Heppell//Reuters Egypt......

Europa League: Lamela is hot Spur as Tottenham hammer five past Tripolis

Harry Kane of Spurs celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal against Asteras Tripolis FC during their UEFA Europa League Group C match at White Hart Lane in London on Thursday. Photograph: Clive......

Manager shot at by gunmen, say Libyan team

Egyptian coach Hossam Al Badri was shot at in Libya on Saturday, hours after his team Al Ahli Tripoli had drawn a league match. "Our coach was shot at, at his home after a match in the league......

Dominiguez ousts Tkachiev

Grandmaster Lenier Dominiguez of Cuba provided the biggest sensation of the third round by ousting Grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev of France at in the World Chess championship in Tripoli, Libya, on......

First round exit for Sasikiran

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran made a surprise first round exit from the World Chess Championship after losing his second successive game against GM Kritz Leonid of Germany in Tripoli, Libya, on......