South Africa says it has not sent planes to Libya to help embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi flee the country. In a statement Monday, the South African government said it wished to dispel rumors that South African aircraft will fly Colonel Gadhafi and his family to an undisclosed location. Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told reporters that […]
South Africa Denies Sending Planes for Gadhafi
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
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World Leaders Praise Libyan Rebel Advances
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are applauding the rebel advance into Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as a step toward ending violence in the country and beginning a democratic future. The United States, the European Union, Britain and Italy all have said Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s rule is coming to an end, and they have urged the Libyan leader to […]
Britain: Arab Spring Takes a Step Closer to Democracy
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says the rebel advance into the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has helped the Arab Spring revolutions in the Middle East establish the beginnings of democracy in the region. Mr. Cameron said Monday that Britain believes it helped prevent a massacre of innocent people in the area, and that Britain is “proud” […]
Obama: Time for Gadhafi to Relinquish Power
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to “relinquish power once and for all,” saying the momentum against him has reached a tipping point. In a statement late Sunday after Libyan rebels pushed into the capital, Tripoli, Mr. Obama said Mr. Gadhafi needs to acknowledge that he no longer controls the […]
Obama: Time for Gadhafi to Relinquish Power
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to “relinquish power once and for all,” saying the momentum against him has reached a tipping point. In a statement late Sunday after Libyan rebels pushed into the capital, Tripoli, Mr. Obama said Mr. Gadhafi needs to acknowledge that he no longer controls the […]
World Reacts as Gadhafi Regime Nears End
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
As Libyan rebels made a final push to capture the capital, Tripoli, NATO said Moammar Gadhafi’s regime is “clearly crumbling.” NATO secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the sooner Mr. Gadhafi realizes he “cannot win the battle … the better.” In Washington, the U.S. State Department said the Libyan Transitional National Council should begin planning […]
