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06 Sep

Top Gadhafi loyalists flee to Niger in desert trek (AP)

Rebel fighters chat at a checkpoint between Tarhouna and Bani Walid, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi is determined to fight his way back to power, the toppled dictator's spokesman said Tuesday, but a large convoy of his soldiers has apparently deserted, crossing the Libyan desert into neighboring Niger.(AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Convoys of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, including his security chief, fled across the Sahara Desert into neighboring Niger on Tuesday in a move that Libya's former rebels hoped could undermine the ousted leader's support in his last strongholds in the country and help lead to their surrender.


06 Sep

Libyan convoys in Niger, may be Gaddafi deal (Reuters)

Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate as Libya's National Transition Council (NTC) negotiators meet tribal elders from Bani Walid in a mosque near the besieged town city, as talks resume on the peaceful surrender of one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds, September 6, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Scores of Libyan army vehicles crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources from France and Niger told Reuters on Tuesday.


06 Sep

Eddie Murphy selected to host Academy Awards (AP)

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo, actor Eddie Murphy attends the premiere of 'Shrek Forever After' during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Murphy will host this year’s Academy Awards show on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - Eddie Murphy is hosting the Oscars. The actor and comedian will host the 84th annual Academy Awards, producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer said Tuesday.


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