Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...

Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan.
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's second son visited Berlin to discuss the plight of the detainees with senior figures in the German government.
Seif el-Islam Gaddafi, who played a key role in 2000 in obtaining the release of Western hostages held by Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines, said he was negotiating a similar deal with the Taliban.
Eight Western employees and sixteen Afghan staff of the aid agency Shelter Now were arrested in Afghanistan in August for allegedly attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity. If convicted, the four Germans, two Americans, two Australians and the Afghans could face the death sentence.