Libya

@Mali: 'Somalialization' of Mali has international...
The Asahi Shimbun
“Large amounts of weapons were being carried from Libya to the west," a resident of a town in central Niger told me. "There was even a military helicopter.”
Official: Libya's new government plans general...
Omar Hariri (Photo by Tsutomu Ishiai)
BENGHAZI, Libya--Libya's new government is expected to grant large-scale amnesty to detained pro-Gadhafi soldiers in order to achieve national reconciliation, according to a...
Gadhafi's last stand littered with signs of battle
The storm drain where Moammar Gadhafi tried to escape to (Junki Watanabe)
SURT, Libya--Graffiti sprayed in red and blue paint declaring "the world's biggest rat is here" and "Gadhafi's home" marked the entrance to a storm drain by the side of the...
ANALYSIS: Gulf oil producers hold key to future of...
Tripoli residents celebrate the death of Moammar Gadhafi on Oct. 20. (Junki Watanabe)
CAIRO -- Oil-producing countries around the Persian Gulf are anxiously watching developments in Libya, where the 42-year rule of Moammar Gadhafi ended with his violent death.
VOX POPULI: Will Gadhafi suffer the same fate as...
Macbeth and Richard III are two main characters of William Shakespeare's plays who are portrayed as villains. The latter was an actual king of England who lived from 1452 to...
Teacher talks about unease in teaching Gadhafi's...
Nadia Maarof talks about her experience teaching "The Green Book." (Manabu Kitagawa)
TRIPOLI--Nadia Maarof says even her elementary school students didn't believe the words of Moammar Gadhafi written in a book that she was forced to read in class.
VOX POPULI, VOX DEI: We must not kill the Libyan...
A great deal of blood has been shed in Libya to topple a regime established 42 years ago by a bloodless coup d'etat.
Foreigners put pro-democracy rallies on hold to...
Adel Suliman, center, works in Senshu University's branch campus in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, a stronghold of volunteers, on April 11. (Photo by Takuya Isayama)
Although dictators, oppression and even war continue to cause enormous suffering in their home countries, a number of foreigners remain focused on helping survivors of the...
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