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In the biggest terrorist attack in Libya since the assault on the U.S. compound in Benghazi last September, a car bomb exploded outside the French embassy in Tripoli, wounding two French guards.
Makes you almost forget his brutal dictatorship
But Niger's officials aren't exactly hunting him down, either
The third son of Muammar Qaddafi has been intercepted in the neighboring country
Brown Lloyd James also represented Bashar al-Assad's wife
Missing weapons, fears of retribution, and talk of a power vacuum
The deposed Libyan leader depends on a foreign outlet to get his messages out
The deposed leader urges supporters to defend his country
The latest reports suggest Qaddafi is in Libya but headed south
The State Department doesn't think the convoy included Qaddafi himself
A long caravan of armored vehicles has crossed Libya's southern border
Rebels are preparing to lay siege to remaining Qaddafi strongholds east of Tripoli
Documents suggest the agency sent terrorism suspects, despite reports of torture
Officials confront war-ravaged facilities and Qaddafi-dominated curricula
The news outlet is now referring to Libya's "ousted ruler" and "transitional leaders"
The leader who famously employs female bodyguards has poor word choice
The detainees claim innocence, but rebels insist many of them are fighting for Qaddafi
The rebel leaders will outline humanitarian and reconstruction needs
It's time for our regular roundup of propaganda from around the world
Saadi says Muammar gave him official power to negotiate with rebels
This is the third time this week rebels have claimed to have him trapped
The congressman allegedly solicited damaging information on the rebels
Third son of Muammar Qaddafi tells the NTC he's ready to join the revolution
Qaddafi's wife and children didn't have much of a problem entering Algeria
Algerian officials say "mother and daughter are doing fine”
Algeria hasn't recognized the rebels or called for Qaddafi to step down
A rebel commander reports Khamis has been killed in clashes
Libyan rebels consider the move an act of aggression
Fighters seize supply routes to the west, but reports of squalor and suffering grow
A reporter claims Hana Qaddafi didn't die in a 1986 U.S. bombing
A minister says forces are monitoring his hiding spot before they go in, unlike on Thursday
Qaddafi compares himself to the Queen of England in a letter to Congress and Senate.
The passages include a bedroom and phone bank, but no Qaddafi
The rebels discovered an album full of Rice photos in Qaddafi's compound
They claim the Libyan dictator is in an apartment complex near his compound
The luxurious villas have rebels and residents aghast
About 1,000 pro-Qaddafi forces are putting up resistance
The captives have reportedly been taken to a house and are doing okay
Officials think he's still in Tripoli but may try to escape
The Libyan leader said America's Arab allies could end up like Saddam Hussein
Some believe he's still in Tripoli while others think he's escaped to loyalist strongholds
Update: Qaddafi says residents must "cleanse" Tripoli of rebels
The Libyan opposition has seized the country's seat of power
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov says Qaddafi is in Tripoli and planning to fight
Fighters were seen celebrating inside the compound's outer gate
The alliance says the situation remains "very serious and very dangerous."
Rebel leaders had said he was in their custody
Some credit NATO, others a more organized rebel force
As the rebels inch closer to victory, President Obama addresses the nation
Libya's prime minister and several diplomats are defecting
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