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Swiss businessmen Rashid Hamdani (L) and Max Goeldi pose at ...

(AFP/AI-HO/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:40:47 GMT

(AFP/AI-HO/File) - Swiss businessmen Rashid Hamdani (L) and Max Goeldi pose at the Swiss Ambassy in Tripoli. A Libyan court has dropped a case against Hamdani for alleged illegal business activities, his lawyer said, a day after a colleague was fined over similar charges.(AFP/AI-HO/File)

Swiss businessmen Rashid Hamdani (left) and Max Goldi pose at ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:00:57 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Swiss businessmen Rashid Hamdani (left) and Max Goldi pose at the Swiss Ambassy in Tripoli. A Libyan court has dropped a case against Hamdani for alleged illegal business activities, his lawyer said, a day after a colleague was fined over similar charges.(AFP/HO/File)

A tuna transport floating tank being towed from the fishing ...

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:25:24 GMT

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) - A tuna transport floating tank being towed from the fishing grounds off Libya to Sicily, Italy. The UN-backed wildlife trade agency said it supports a proposed ban on the international trade in bluefin tuna, a delicacy in Asia, which is due to be examined by 175 countries next month.(AFP/Greenpeace/File/Gavin Newman)

A Greenpeace photo shows bluefin tuna being transported in a ...

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:10 GMT

(AFP/Greenpeace/File) - A Greenpeace photo shows bluefin tuna being transported in a floating tank from the fishing grounds off Libya to tuna ranches off Sicily, Italy. The UN-backed wildlife trade agency said Friday it supported a proposed ban on the international trade in bluefin tuna -- a delicacy in Asia -- which is due to be examined by 175 countries next month.(AFP/Greenpeace/File/Gavin Newman)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Libya to stop blocking ...

(HRW) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:07:25 GMT

(HRW) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Libya to stop blocking access to YouTube and to at least seven independent or opposition websites, saying it was a "disturbing step away from press freedom."(HRW)

Armed Somali pirates keeping vigil on the coastline in January ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:56:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - Armed Somali pirates keeping vigil on the coastline in January 2010. A North Korean-flagged and Libyan-owned cargo ship was hijacked on Wednesday south of the Yemeni coast, the EU's anti-piracy naval force said.(AFP/File/Mohamed Dahir)

An armed suspected pirate looks over the edge of a skiff in ...

(AFP/US NAVY/File) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:20:26 GMT

(AFP/US NAVY/File) - An armed suspected pirate looks over the edge of a skiff in international waters off the coast of Somalia in 2006. A North Korean-flagged and Libyan-owned cargo ship has been hijacked south of the Yemeni coast, the EU's anti-piracy naval force said.(AFP/US NAVY/File/Daniel Sanford)

The new African Union (AU) Chairman and Malawian President Bingu ...

(AFP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:49:06 GMT

(AFP) - The new African Union (AU) Chairman and Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika arrives on the second day of the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the UN headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mutharika was named on Sunday to replace outgoing bloc president Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, who made an unsuccessful plea for a second term.(AFP/Simon Maina)

Libyan leader and outgoing African Union (AU) Chaiman of the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:36:36 GMT

(AFP) - Libyan leader and outgoing African Union (AU) Chaiman of the AU Moamer Kadhafi arrives for the start of the three-day AU summit in Addis Ababa. African Union heads of state focused on rising tensions in oil-rich, secessionist southern Sudan as they reviewed their response to the continent's many crises and conflicts.(AFP/Simon Maina)

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika arrives at the UN Conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:31:12 GMT

(AP) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika arrives at the UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, after he was elected, Sunday, as leader of the African Union, a position held by the eccentric dictator Moammar Gadhafi of Libya for the last year. Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika was selected by the continental body at its annual summit on Sunday, and will hold the rotating position as leader of the African Union for a one year appointment.(AP Photo/Jon Black)

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika as he arrives at UN Conference ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:16:52 GMT

(AP) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika as he arrives at UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, after he was elected, Sunday, as leader of the African Union, a position held by the eccentric dictator Moammar Gadhafi of Libya for the last year. Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika was selected by the continental body at its annual summit on Sunday, and will hold the rotating position as leader of the African Union for a one year appointment. (AP Photo/Jon Black)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives at the African Union (AU) ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:08:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives at the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa January 31, 2010. The worsening crisis in Somalia is as big a threat to global security as Afghanistan but is being ignored by the world, delegates told an African Union summit on Sunday. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives at the African Union (AU) ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:00:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives at the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, January 31, 2010. The worsening crisis in Somalia is as big a threat to global security as Afghanistan but is being ignored by the world, delegates told an African Union summit on Sunday. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova (ETHIOPIA - Tags: POLITICS)

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika pictured at the UN in ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:14:39 GMT

(AFP/File) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika pictured at the UN in New York in 2007. UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has criticised power-grabs in Africa in a speech to the continent's leaders as Libya's Moamer Kadhafi reluctantly handed over the presidency of the African Union to Malawi.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the ...

(AFP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:14:39 GMT

(AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the three-day AU summit in Addis Ababa. Ban on Sunday criticised power-grabs in Africa in a speech to the continent's leaders as Libya's Moamer Kadhafi reluctantly handed over the presidency of the African Union to Malawi.(AFP/Simon Maina)

Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz, pictured in 2009. A Libyan ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:20:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz, pictured in 2009. A Libyan appeal court has overturned a 16-month jail term slapped on Swiss businessman Rashid Hamdani on a charge of overstaying his visa, his lawyer told AFP.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Rashid Hamdani (L) and fellow businessman Max Goeldi pose for ...

(AFP/Amnesty International/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:20:53 GMT

(AFP/Amnesty International/File) - Rashid Hamdani (L) and fellow businessman Max Goeldi pose for a photograph at the Swiss Embassy in Tripoli in 2009. A Libyan appeal court has overturned a 16-month jail term slapped on Hamdani on a charge of overstaying his visa, his lawyer told AFP.(AFP/Amnesty International/File)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi delivers a speech in 2009. Kadhafi's ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:48:54 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi delivers a speech in 2009. Kadhafi's handover of the African Union presidency to Malawi Sunday was greeted with hushed relief by many diplomats after a year of infighting they said harmed the body's image.(AFP/Pool/File/Filippo Monteforte)

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has criticised power-grabs in Africa in ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:14:47 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has criticised power-grabs in Africa in a speech to the continent's leaders as Libya's Moamer Kadhafi reluctantly handed over the presidency of the African Union to Malawi.(AFP/Getty Images/Ramin Talaie)

Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz, pictured in September 2009. ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:34:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz, pictured in September 2009. A Libyan appeal court has overturned a 16-month jail term slapped on Swiss businessman Rashid Hamdani on a charge of overstaying his visa, his lawyer told AFP.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Rashid Hamdani (left) and fellow businessman Max Goeldi pose ...

(AFP/Amnesty International/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:34:22 GMT

(AFP/Amnesty International/File) - Rashid Hamdani (left) and fellow businessman Max Goeldi pose for a photograph at the Swiss Embassy in Tripoli in December. A Libyan appeal court has overturned a 16-month jail term slapped on Hamdani on a charge of overstaying his visa, his lawyer told AFP.(AFP/Amnesty International/File)

Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, speaks ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:47:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, speaks during a news conference at his office in Tripoli January 31, 2010. Libya's main legislative body has approved a law setting up a free trade zone on the country's Mediterranean coast, Saadi told Reuters on Sunday. REUTERS/Ismail Zetouny (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, speaks ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:46:29 GMT

Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, speaks ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:45:24 GMT

Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika -- pictured at the UN ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:09:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika -- pictured at the UN in New York in 2007 -- has been chosen to assume the rotating presidency of the African Union, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, the body's outgoing president has said.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)

The president of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, arrives at the UN Conference ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:40:02 GMT

(AP) - The president of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, arrives at the UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. (AP Photo/Jon Black)

Surrounded by bodyguards the president of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:22:52 GMT

(AP) - Surrounded by bodyguards the president of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, arrives at UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. (AP Photo/Jon Black)

Libya's leader Moammar Gaddafi, foreground, sits next to Spanish ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:52:31 GMT

(AP) - Libya's leader Moammar Gaddafi, foreground, sits next to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 during the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seen in background. (AP Photo/Jon Black)

Libya's leader Moammar Gaddafi, center, arrives at UN Conference ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:43:18 GMT

(AP) - Libya's leader Moammar Gaddafi, center, arrives at UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. (AP Photo/Jon Black)

A tank belonging to African Union peacekeepers takes up position ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:13:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - A tank belonging to African Union peacekeepers takes up position in Mogadishu. The African Union (AU) summit opened here Sunday and faced an immediate rift over Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's likely bid to retain the leadership of the organisation.(AFP/File/Mustafa Abdi)

Delegates and foreign ministers take a break at the African ...

(AFP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:13:18 GMT

(AFP) - Delegates and foreign ministers take a break at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. The AU summit opened here Sunday and faced an immediate rift over Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's likely bid to retain the leadership of the organisation.(AFP/Simon Maina)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi chairs a 10-member meeting of the ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:13:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi chairs a 10-member meeting of the African Union in Tripoli in December. The AU summit opened here Sunday and faced an immediate rift over Kadhafi's likely bid to retain the leadership of the organisation.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Vladimir ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:18:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Vladimir Grodetsky, CEO of Izhevsk machine-building plant, at his Novo-Ogoryovo residence outside Moscow January 30, 2010. Libya has signed an arms deal with Russia worth 1.3 billion euros (1.1 billion pound), Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Saturday. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS MILITARY)

Eight Egyptian fishermen drowned when their boat capsized off ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:54:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - Eight Egyptian fishermen drowned when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)

A T-90S tank "flies" off a jump at the Staratel testing ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:23:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - A T-90S tank "flies" off a jump at the Staratel testing site outside the town of Nizhny Tagil in Russia's Ural mountains region. Libya is seeking to buy more than two billion dollars worth of Russian arms including 20 fighter planes, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a military-diplomatic source.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)

A padlocked prison cell. Human Rights Watch said Egypt must ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:06:04 GMT

(AFP/File) - A padlocked prison cell. Human Rights Watch said Egypt must revoke its "draconian emergency law" and Libya should free unjustly detained prisoners.(AFP/File/David Furst)

FILE - This Aug. 24, 2009 file photo shows the Englewood, N.J. ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:40:19 GMT

(AP) - FILE - This Aug. 24, 2009 file photo shows the Englewood, N.J. mansion where Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi sought to stay during his first U.S. visit. A rabbi who lives next door, wants to buy the site and turn it into a Jewish learning center. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach told The Record of Bergen County that he wants to raise up to $6 million to buy the property. But there's no indication that Libya wants to sell, and a call to the Libyan mission was not immediately returned Saturday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa (L) and Maltese Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:48:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa (L) and Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg (R) take part in a news conference after a joint commission meeting in St Julian's, outside Valletta January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA - Tags: POLITICS) MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA

Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg (L) and Libyan Foreign Minister ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:45:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg (L) and Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa (2nd R) leave the Vivaldi Hotel after a joint commission meeting in St Julian's, outside Valletta January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA - Tags: POLITICS) MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA

Two men from Libya's Amazigh community sit outside a house ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:51:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two men from Libya's Amazigh community sit outside a house in the mountains of Jabal Gharbi, 250 kms west of Tripoli, 2009. "Watch more television" may become the order of the day in Morocco's Berber households after the first TV channel in their ancient but marginalised tongue, Amazigh, was launched after a decades-long struggle.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)

A handout photo obtained from Oya newspaper shows Libyans greeting ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:55:43 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A handout photo obtained from Oya newspaper shows Libyans greeting freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (centre) upon his arrival in Tripoli, 2009. Scottish leader Alex Salmond attacked the government for having tried to include Al-Megrahi Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner-transfer deal with Libya.(AFP/HO/File/Oya Newspaper)