Libyan Civil War

WASHINGTON – Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately. ALSO READ: 25 Reasons We Love Michael Jordan It was the first time Obama has called for Gadhafi to step down, coming after days of bloodshed […]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is freezing assets held by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children in the United States. ALSO READ: WBW Honors: Cornel West The Treasury Department says the sanctions against Gadhafi, three of his sons and a daughter also apply to the Libyan government. The action was taken under […]

BENGHAZI, Libya — Protesters demanding Moammar Gadhafi’s ouster came under a hail of bullets Friday when pro-regime militiamen opened fire to stop the first significant anti-government marches in days in the Libyan capital. The Libyan leader, speaking from the ramparts of a historic Tripoli fort, told supporters to prepare to defend the nation. ALSO READ: […]

BENGHAZI, Libya — In a message to Libyan state broadcasters, Moammar Qaddafi charges that Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda are behind the massive uprisings. ALSO READ: Top All-White Sitcoms Loved By Black People Huffington Post reports: Qaddafi made the comments in a phone call to Libyan state TV Thursday, expressing condolences for deaths in […]

Libya– Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s threats to destroy his country’s oil fields has caused oil prices to skyrocket to prices comparable to 2008, during the war in Iraq. The vice president of energy at MF Global warns that if gas prices continue to grow, by May, “it will cripple the economy”. Experts say that U.S. consumers […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned the violence in Libya as “outrageous and unacceptable” and said he was dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Geneva on Monday for international talks aimed at stopping the violence.

CAIRO — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vows to fight on and die a “martyr,” calling on his supporters to take back the streets from protesters demanding his ouster, shouting and pounding his fist in a furious speech Tuesday on state TV. 5 Greatest MLK Speeches Gadhafi, swathed in brown robes and turban, spoke from a […]

Libya — Clashes between Qaddafi loyalists and protestors calling for an end to regime has become bloody. Close to 500 people have been killed according to Libyan officials. Qaddafi, who has been ruler of Libya for 40 years, is refusing to step down from his reign. Read more at NYTimes RELATED: Top 5 MLK Speeches […]

UNITED NATIONS – Libya’s deputy ambassador at the United Nations, surrounded by fellow diplomats, called Monday for Moammar Gadhafi to step down as the country’s ruler. “If he doesn’t,” deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi warned, “the Libyan people will get rid of him.” Dabbashi spoke as deep cracks appeared in Gadhafi’s regime after more than 40 […]

WASHINGTON — BP’s oil spill notoriety is reviving unwelcome attention from Congress on another issue: Whether the oil company sought the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to help get a $900 million exploration agreement with Libya off the ground.

TRIPOLI, Libya – A Libyan plane carrying 104 people crashed Wednesday on approach to Tripoli’s airport, leaving a field scattered with smoldering debris that included a large chunk of the tail painted with the airline’s brightly colored logo. A 10-year-old Dutch boy was the only known survivor.