Rebels Converge on Gadhafi Hometown of Sirte

Libyan rebels continued their search for the fugitive former leader Muammar Gadhafi on Sunday, converging on his hometown of Sirte. NATO war planes struck at the town, 300 miles east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast, for a third day on Sunday. The rebel...

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Gadhafi Offers Talks on Power Transfer

Fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to begin talks to transfer power, his spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, has said. The rebels have rejected all negotiations until Gadhafi surrenders. Ibrahim said Gadhafi was still in Libya did not specify where. Gadhafi...

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Fears of Widespread Disease in Libya

Among the many growing concerns about the transition to post-Gadhafi Libya are fears of widespread disease, as dead bodies pile up in the streets and shortages of medicine, water, fuel and food persist.  The scale of the fighting in Libya has reduced, but the bodies...

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Oil Companies Scramble for Libyan Oil

Oil companies from the United States, Europe, and Asia are scrambling for a share in Libyan oil as the rebels' Transitional National Council gradually works to take the place of the Gadhafi regime. Many of the companies are eager to restart business deals they had...

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