Alex Thomson
And you thought ousting The Colonel was hard?
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on why ousting Colonel Gaddafi was the start of turbulent times for Libya.
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Timeline: Abdul Baset al-Megrahi
Channel 4 looks at the timeline of events leading from the Lockerbie bombing to the death of Abdul Basset al-Megrahi
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Alex Thomson
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Saif Gaddafi to be moved to Tripoli, then tried
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son and one-time heir apparent of toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will move to a prison in Tripoli within weeks, and face trial in Libya.
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Gaddafi loyalists ‘re-take former stronghold’
Fighters loyal to Libya’s overthrown leader Muammar Gaddafi took control of a town south east of the capital on Monday, flying their green flags in defiance of the country’s fragile new government.
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Mohamed Bouazizi changed the world in 2011
As Channel 4 News asks you who you think changed the world the most in 2011, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman makes the case for a young fruit and vegetable seller from Tunisia.
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2011 – The year of living dangerously
From the Arab Spring to the eurozone crisis, Channel 4 News casts an expert eye on the events that changed the world this year.
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‘Thousands illegally held in Libya,’ says UN chief
Thousands of people are being illegally jailed and abused by Libya’s ex-rebels, a UN report says. Channel 4 News speaks to a Ghanaian woman who has seen friends detained or die trying to flee Libya.
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Saif Gaddafi captured in the Libyan desert
The arrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s son and heir apparent Saif al-Islam in the southern desert is a chance for the Zintan fighters to redeem themselves, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
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Gaddafi buried at dawn in ‘secret’ location
Muammar Gaddafi and his son were buried in a secret desert grave this morning, says the National Transitional Council, ending debate among Libya’s new leaders.
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Libyan ‘liberation’ declared
Millions are expected to party through the night as Libya celebrates the official end of the war against Colonel Gaddafi’s regime.
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Libya poised for declaration of liberation
Gaddafi’s body is reportedly set to be handed over to relatives as Libya looks forward to its first elections for more than 40 years.
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Gaddafi’s gone – but what next for Libya?
As Colonel Gaddafi’s body lies in a fridge in Misrata, Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets the men who captured him hiding in a drainage pipe – which is now a symbol of new Libya.
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‘Mutassim was in charge not Gaddafi’, says bodyguard
Gaddafi’s bodyguard claims that the former dictator’s son, Mutassim, was “in charge of eveything” from the start of the war, as questions emerge about how the Colonel was killed.
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Death of Gaddafi marks ‘new era’ for Libya
The world reacts to the end of Colonel Gaddafi’s 42-year grip on Libya as the US warns of “difficult days ahead” following his death. Meanwhile, Gaddafi’s burial has been delayed.
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'A day to remember' for children of Libya
Lindsey Hilsum witnesses scenes more in keeping with a funfair than Tripoli’s Martyr’s Square as families turn out to celebrate the death of the despotic Muammar Gaddafi
