Officials say Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam is just a "helpless criminal" in the Libyan town of Zintan where he can stay until his trial.
Streams of civilians have fled Sirte in Libya while the Red Cross warns of a medical emergency and battles continue.
Two children have been killed in rocket fire as their family joined the quickening exodus of civilians during a two-day window to flee Sirte, Libya.
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/ 27 September 2011
Heavily armed anti-Gaddafi fighters tightened their siege of the ousted Libyan leader’s hometown of Sirte on Monday.
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/ 25 September 2011
Libya’s new rulers have unearthed a mass grave of 1 700 prisoners slain by Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in a 1996 uprising.
Hundreds of fighters for Libya’s new rulers thrust into Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from the east on Sunday, as Nato pounded the coastal city.
Iran says the barring of two nuclear inspectors serves as "notice" to the chief of the United Nations atomic body to manage the agency professionally.
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/ 11 February 2010
Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution with nationwide marches on Thursday, while security forces are on high alert.
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/ 3 November 2009
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the United States on Tuesday, saying Tehran will reject any talks backed by its arch-foe.
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/ 20 September 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad travels to New York this week for the UN General Assembly, his disputed re-election still sparking violent protests.