Bengaluru : Vijay Kumar, the second Indian released by the Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya last week, returned to Bengaluru on Tuesday night to a warm welcome by his family and friends. “I am happy to be back in India and Bengaluru. The ordeal is over finally,” a relieved Vijay Kumar told reporters soon […]

New Delhi : Two out of four Indian teachers kidnapped in Libya allegedly by the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) while returning to India from Tripoli on July 29 were released today. “Four Indians abducted in Libya – I am happy we have been able to secure the release of Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar. Trying […]

Kochi: A total of 44 Keralite nurses, from the first batch of Indian nurses from strife-torn Libya, have arrived to Kochi from Dubai on August 5 at 3.30 am. According to the Airport officials, the nurses working in various hospitals in Libya, were they were brought by bus from Tunisia to Dubai. Out of 58 […]

Tripoli  : A day after nearly 1,200 convicts escaped from a prison, a courthouse was bombed in the same Libyan city of Benghazi Sunday night, said security sources. The courthouse was located in northern Benghazi, reported Xinhua while adding that the explosions were heard by local residents. On Saturday, in a major jailbreak, nearly 1,200 […]

Libya : Libyan government fighters have captured Muammar Gaddafi’s son Mo’tassim as he tried to escape the battle-torn city of Sirte, National Transitional Council (NTC) officials said. The capture of the deposed leader’s national security adviser, and the first member of the Gaddafi family, is a boost to Libya’s new rulers, whose forces are still […]