Libyan Rebels Free 4 Detained Frenchmen

Photo for AFP, May 21 2011

Austraian telegraph

Ex-Oasis songwriter Noel unveils solo albums

Former Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher returned to the music world on Wednesday with the announcement he had written two solo albums, the first of which will be released in October.

Londoners clean up but brace for more riots

Londoners were left to clean up the destruction in their city Tuesday after a third night of unrest with shops looted, streets littered with barricades, and century-old businesses burned to the ground.

London's riot victims rebuild shattered lives

Those who lost their homes and possessions on the first day of the London riots are slowly rebuilding their lives. In Tottenham, where a fatal shooting sparked days of lawlessness, a dedicated rescue centre has been opened to help those most in need.

Libyans reject report of Kadhafi call for elections

Despite reports that Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi may be ready to hold elections to resolve the ongoing conflict, locals in the rebel-held zone outside Tripoli reject the news as "lies" and say he must face justice before a court of law. The report came this week from Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a friend of Kadhafi's, who met with a Libyan delegation in Managua. Reactions from the rebel-held town of Zintan.

Libya's western rebels face petrol shortages

An oil refinery strike in Tunisia is hitting the towns of Libya's Nafusa mountains hard. With petrol stations closed and supplies dried up, the cost of a litre of fuel has rocketed and the black market is booming.

Libyan rebels go underground, just like their ancestors

Underneath the streets of Nalut in the Nafusa mountains of western Libya, rebel fighters have taken to a network of caves to escape the summer sun and wait for the next push towards Tripoli.