APN News

  • Thursday, April, 2024| Today's Market | Current Time: 04:15:29
  • Algeria to recognise Libya’s NTC, refuse Gaddafi entry

    Algeria said on Thursday it is ready to recognise Libya’s former rebels when they form a broad-based government and insisted it had not offered an escape route to ousted strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Algeria’s Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci told Europe 1 radio that Libya’s National Transitional Council had vowed to set-up a “government representative of all regions” […]

    Libyan foreign minister arrested: rebel commander

    Libyan rebels have arrested foreign minister Abdelati al-Obeidi, a key figure of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, a senior rebel commander said. “Yes, Abdelati al-Obeidi was arrested,” Mahdi al-Harati, vice chairman of the rebel military council, told journalists in the capital on Wednesday without giving further details. “We’ve heard that he was arrested today, near Janzur,” a […]

    US hopes Paris meet will help establish new govt in Libya

    The US hopes that Paris meeting on Libya will pave the way for a “new phase” in the war torn country after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi, as the international community stepped up efforts to help the rebels establish a government at Tripoli. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton left Washington for Paris on Thursday to […]

    Flooding claims 102 lives in south-western Nigeria

    At least 102 people have been killed in flash flooding that hit the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria this week, the Red Cross said. Red Cross spokesman Umar Mairiga said bodies are still being recovered from different parts of the city where the flooding destroyed lives and properties. Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency […]

    11 killed several injured in suicide car bomb blast in Pakistan’s Quetta

    Hospital sources in Pakistan say that 11 people have been killed in the bomb blast in the south-western province of Balochistan. More than 20 others were injured. The bomb was hidden in a car near a mosque in Quetta. A report says, the bomb exploded in a car parked close to a mosque. Many of […]

    UN nod for USD 1.6 billion emergency aid for Libya

    UN Security Council has allowed Britain to release about USD 1.6 billion in seized assets to Libya for emergency aid, as the chief of the world body underlined that the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country demands “urgent action.” “Further action will be needed in the coming days. I appeal to the Council to continue […]

    Pak legal system incapable to prosecuting terrorists: US

    Asserting that anti-terrorism courts of Pakistan had an acquittal rate of 75 percent, the United States has said that Islamabad’s legal system is almost incapable of prosecuting suspected terrorists, including those involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. “While Pakistan’s law enforcement community continued to pledge to prosecute those responsible for terrorist acts inside Pakistan, a 2010 review by the United […]

    Seven people killed in Syria firing

    In Syria, seven people were killed in police firing on protesters on the first day of the Muslim holiday that marked the end of Ramadan. Activists said, the deadly crackdown on dissent came on Tuesday after thousands of people poured on to the streets across the country with renewed calls for President Bashar al-Assad to […]

    NATO vows to continue bombing holdouts of Gadhafi govt in Libya

    As business got moving in Libya’s capital Tripoli under rebel control, NATO has vowed to continue bombing holdouts of the Gadhafi government in other parts of the country. In Tripoli, the activities of everyday life are increasing but pockets of resistance to the revolution continue. NATO has vowed to keep up bombing pressure against pro-Gadhafi […]

    Suicide bomb attack in Chechnya, seven killed

    Police in Chechnya said, at least seven people, mainly police officers, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the capital, Grozny. Eighteen others were injured. Local media reports say, there were two explosions not far from local Parliament building. Police said, a man detonated a bomb when they were trying to detain him. […]