Image copyright Getty ImagesEx-Foreign Secretary Jack Straw faces being sued over allegations of abduction and torture brought by a former Libyan dissident. Abdul-Hakim Belhaj claims MI6, which Mr Straw was then responsible for, helped the US kidnap him in Bangkok in 2004 to return him and his wife to Tripoli. Mr Straw - among several parties in the case - rejects claims that he had been aware of the rendition. Lawyers for Mr Belhaj, 50, say he is determined to sue unless he receives an apology and a token £1 in damages. Image caption Mr Straw denies any wrongdoingThe Court of Appeal ruling said Mr Belhaj's allegations concerned "particularly grave violations of international law and human rights".

Source: Libya Today January 17, 2017 10:14 UTC