BBC News with David Austin
The International Criminal Court in The Hague says it's had indirect contact with Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. He's believed to be interested in surrendering to the ICC. Anna Holligan reports from The Hague.
The chief prosecutor says he doesn't know where Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is, but that he's in discussions about a possible surrender. Saif al-Islam was widely seen as the
de facto
prime minister during the uprising against the Libyan government. The court issued arrest warrants for Saif al-Islam, his father and their chief intelligence officer Abdullah al-Senussi in connection with the violent suppression of opposition protesters. Luis Moreno-Ocampo has also said there may be
mercenaries
offering Saif al-Islam refuge in countries like Zimbabwe that don't
subscribe to
the Rome Statute that underpins the ICC.
Human rights groups in Syria say at least 37 civilians were killed on Friday as protesters took to the streets to demand a no-fly zone over the country. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were protests in Homs and Qamishli, in the north. Jim Muir reports.
Activist organisations said that despite the shooting and a heavy security presence in many areas, there was a marked increase in the number of demonstrations around the country after Friday prayers - their traditional time for protests. They said there were nearly 170 different demonstrations in various places. Most of the deaths were reported in or around the cities of Hama and Homs, to the north of Damascus. Protesters said the dead included an 80-year-old man shot near Homs as well as a young boy near Deraa, in the south.