World Briefs July 31, 2011

Egypt changes venue for Mubarak trial

CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak's trial on charges he ordered the killing of protesters during Egypt's uprising will be held at a police academy on Cairo's outskirts instead of a convention center in the heart of the capital, the head of Cairo's appeals court said Saturday.

The change appears to be linked to concerns over security during the ousted leader's trial, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday and is sure to draw a large audience. The 83-year-old ex-president is to stand trial alongside his security chief and six other senior security officials facing the same charges stemming from the crackdown that killed hundreds but failed to stop the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak from power on Feb. 11.

NATO bombs Libyan state TV transmitters

TRIPOLI, Libya - NATO warplanes bombed three Libyan state TV satellite transmitters in Tripoli Saturday, targeting a key propaganda tool that the military alliance said is used by Moammar Gadhafi's government to incite violence and threaten civilians.

Libya's rebel movement, meanwhile, appeared in disarray after the mysterious death of its chief military commander in a killing that some witnesses said was carried out by fellow rebel fighters who suspected him of treason.

The rebels' political leader sought to dispel any notions of infighting on Saturday and accused Gadhafi supporters of killing Abdel-Fattah Younis.

- The Associated Press