Libya

Libya has asked Niger to extradite one of overthrown ruler Muammar Gaddafi's sons, currently under house-arrest, after his remarks to a television channel that his father's loyalists were preparing for an uprising against the current rulers.

The ruling National Transitional Council, which replaced Gaddafi's regime last September, on Saturday demanded that authorities in Niger hand over Al-Saadi Gaddafi and other officials from his father's regime if it wanted to "preserve its relationship and interests" in Libya, The Associated Press reported Sunday.

"Saadi used the asylum he was granted in Niger on humanitarian basis to carry out acts of aggression against the Libyan people and their glorious revolution," Libyan council's spokesman Mohammed Nasr al-Hraizi said in a statement. more >>

Libya’s transitional government has declared liberation before tens of thousands celebrating in Benghazi; the birth place of the movement that eventually toppled ex-Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Gaddafi.

Leader of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Mustafa Abdul Jalil said to the massive crowd: “I pray for the souls of the martyrs who were waiting for this day.”

Freedom Square was packed to capacity as tens of thousands joined in the carnival atmosphere to hear the official declaration of liberation by the NTC. more >>

Tens of thousands of people were expected to gather in the eastern city of Benghazi Sunday as Libya’s interim leaders were scheduled to announce the nation’s liberation two days after Muammar Gaddafi’s killing.

The National Transitional Council Saturday said its leaders would make the announcement at the central square in Benghazi, where the uprising to end Gaddafi’s 42-year dictatorial rule began in February.

Even as the preparations for the country’s much-awaited liberation were underway, Gaddafi’s body, which was brought by fighters from Sirte to Misrata, lay in a cold room and calls were being made for an investigation. more >>

Various cell phone videos of Gaddafi’s last moments have been documented, showing the wounded and disoriented ex-dictator being shuffled through the streets of Sirte.

In one of the videos, Gaddafi asks his rebel captors, “What did I do to you?”

“Do you know right from wrong?” he questions. more >>

Muammar Gaddafi's death should send a signal to other tyrants that they are likely to lose their power the way they obtained it – by force, says one evangelical leader.

"We've seen this story over and over again," Dr. R. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in a podcast Friday. "Tyrants tend to gain their power only by military means and they tend to lose their power only by those same military means."

Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, was killed Thursday after being captured by troops from the National Transitional Council in his hometown of Sirte. It has not yet been confirmed how exactly the events leading to his death unfolded, but CNN reports that he was shot as his captors tried to load him into a vehicle and drive away. more >>

Former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed in his hometown of Sirte early Thursday morning and U.S. President Barack Obama has come out to comment on the death of the former strongman.

Obama, speaking from the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, addressed the nation on the apparent news of Gaddafi’s death.

"Today, the government of Libya announced the death of Muammar Gaddafi," he said. “This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic Libya.” more >>