Dominique Soguel
latest news & developments
Carr seeks release of ICC lawyers detained after Libya meeting
Australia’s Foreign Minister Bob Carr has arrived in Libya to press for the release of a legal team being held after meeting Muammar Gaddafi’s son.
Women’s lib, yeah
Women in Libya are hoping to draft a Constitution to show they can be much more than just sexy bodyguards or accessories to murder.
Lockerbie bomber hospitalised in critical condition
The Libyan convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, which killed 270 people, has been hospitalised unconscious and in a critical condition.
British journalists detained in Libya released
Libya’s interior ministry says the two British journalists detained last month on suspicion of espionage have been found innocent and released.
Libya’s leader strikes out at autonomy bid
Libyan chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says he will defend national unity ‘with force’ if necessary after a faction declared autonomy for an eastern region.
Gaddafi’s deadline to bow out whooshes past
A deadline for Muammar Gaddafi to step down and stay in the Libya has expired, the rebel council says, as rows raged over how to end the conflict.
Libya rebels welcome US drones, McCain visit
Rebels welcomed a US decision to deploy Predator drones and Senator John McCain to Libya on Friday, where Gaddafi’s forces still have the upper hand.