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Gadhafi Loyalists Still Battling New Western-backed Rulers in Libya Written by Alex Newman A year after the execution of former Libyan despot Moammar Gadhafi at the hands of Western-backed rebels, forces opposed to the new Tripoli-based regime ruling parts of Libya are still fighting on. According to news reports, assorted Libyan militias supposedly aligned with the embattled new government have been shelling the Gadhafi-loyalist stronghold of Bani Walid all weekend in a bid to quash the late dictator’s remaining die-hard supporters. Officials with the new government said the fighting reflected the fact that not all of Libya had been “liberated”...

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 1: In an emotional address to the 15-member UN Security Council on Monday, Lebanese acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri pleaded with it to order ceasefire by Israel in the war and order inquiry into the Israeli bombing in Qana which killed at least 64 people mostly children. “The spilled blood of the children in Qana deserves much more than expressions of regret,” said Mr Mitri.UNITED NATIONS, Aug 1: In an emotional address to the 15-member UN Security Council on Monday, Lebanese acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri pleaded with it to order ceasefire by Israel in the war...