Outside the Mitiga Hospital in eastern Tripoli, a group of men in white smocks and masks are loading the remains of 17 men onto a truck. They think that these 17 men were
picked up
by Gaddafi forces at checkpoints around the city and taken to a schoolhouse near here which was being used as a temporary prison. They were then tortured, and as the Gaddafi forces retreated they were
execute
d. One of the victims looks to be about 15 years old. If they do catch Gaddafi alive, evidence from this investigation could be part of the
prosecution
against him in The Hague.
One of the world's most influential financiers, Warren Buffett, is investing $5bn in the Bank of America. The bank's shares have fallen by a third this month and lost more than half their value this year over investor concerns about losses in its home loans business. With the details, here's Andrew Walker.
There have been worries in the financial markets that Bank of America could be seriously damaged by losses in its home loans business. That has been reflected in a falling share price. Now the highly regarded investor Warren Buffett is putting in $5bn of capital from his company, the Berkshire Hathaway. That move does two things: it gives Bank of America an additional
cushion
to absorb any losses, and the fact that Mr Buffett's involved is seen by many in the markets as a vote of confidence in the bank, whose share price rose after the announcement.Andrew Walker reporting