TRIPOLI, Libya — The Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya left for home Saturday on a medical evacuation flight, just hours after being told that his parents and older brother perished in the disaster.

Nine-year-old Ruben van Assouw's survival of a crash that shattered the airliner into pieces has stunned doctors and given the tragedy at least one hopeful story. The Afriqiyah Airways flight from South Africa hit the ground short of the runway while landing Wednesday in Tripoli, killing 103 people, including the boy's parents and 11-year-old brother.

The boy was recovering well enough to make the journey home and most likely would not have to be sedated during the trip, said Sadig Bendala, one of the doctors who treated the boy at a Tripoli hospital.

"He's OK, he's fine today," Bendala said.

The boy was being accompanied by an aunt and uncle who had flown to Libya to be at his bedside.

LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron will have his first meeting with a foreign leader when he sits down with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.Cameron's Downing Street office says the leaders will meet Saturday at Chequers, the country residence of the British prime minister.A Downing Street spokeswoman said Karzai is stopping in Britain on his way back from the United States, where he met with President Barack Obama.She said Cameron and Karzai would discuss "progress in Afghanistan," but the conversation would also allow them to get to know each other better. She spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.<B><I>By The Associated Press</B></I>