04/03/2011 | Argentina

Argentine embassy in Libya evacuated

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced that Argentina “has evacuated its embassy in Libya” and reported that the staff has been transferred to Malta due to the tense situation the African country is living in.

23/08/2011 | Argentina

Libyan Embassy in BA recognizes rebels as country authorities

The Libyan Embassy in Buenos Aires announced it recognizes the National Transitional Council as the legitimate authority of Libya, the head of press of the Embassy reported.

24/01/2013 | World

UK urges Britons to leave Libya's Benghazi over threat

Britain today said it was aware of a "specific and imminent" threat to Westerners in the Libyan city of Benghazi and urged British nationals to evacuate, giving no details of the nature of the danger.

24/09/2012 | World

Libyan govt puts army in charge of Benghazi militias

Libya's government, seeking to assert its authority over private militias following the killing of US diplomats in Benghazi, placed two powerful freelance units in the city under the command of full-time army officers.

08/01/2013 | World

Republican senator threatens to block Obama's CIA nominee

A Republican US senator threatened today to block the confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA until the administration provides more information to Congress about the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on US facilities in Benghazi, Libya.

23/01/2013 | World

Clinton angrily defends handling of Benghazi attack

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defended her handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and denied any effort to mislead people.

14/09/2012 | World

Anti-US fury sweeps Middle East over film

Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers with protesters attacking US embassies and burning US flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions.

14/09/2012 | World

White House denies any previous information on Libya attack

US President Barack Obama's administration said today there was no "actionable intelligence" in advance about the attack on the US consulate in Libya.

20/09/2012 | World

US deputy secretary of state visits Libya after deadly attack

US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns arrived in Tripoli, a week after a deadly attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

12/09/2012 | World

World leaders react to the US Ambassador’s death

World leaders strongly condemned today the attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff the eastern city of Benghazi last night.

12/09/2012 | World

United Nations condemns attack on US diplomats in Libya

The United Nations strongly condemned an assault that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff and said the "horrific and tragic attack" further spotlighted the security challenges facing Libyan authorities.

13/09/2012 | World

US embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed

Demonstrators attacked the US embassies in Yemen and Egypt today in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam and American warships headed to Libya following the death of the US ambassador there in related violence earlier in the week.

11/09/2012 | World

US Cairo, Libya missions attacked

Protesters in Egypt and Libya attacked US diplomatic missions in a spasm of violence that led to the death of a State Department officer at the consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi after fierce clashes at the compound.

12/09/2012 | World

US ambassador to Libya killed in attack

The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a US-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.

12/09/2012 | World

US President Barack Obama condemns US Embassy attack- statement

09/07/2012 | World

Wartime PM Jibril takes early lead in Libya vote

Wartime rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril took an early lead in Libya's national assembly election, according to partial tallies released that pointed to a weaker than expected showing for Islamist parties.

11/07/2012 | World

Libya's Jibril extends lead in latest vote tallies

Libya's wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril extended his lead in the North African country's landmark elections, partial vote tallies showed, as Islamist rivals tried to bolster their score by striking deals with independent candidates.

08/08/2012 | World

Libya's ruling council hands over power to new assembly

Libya's ruling council handed over power to a newly elected national assembly in the North African country's first peaceful transition of power in its modern history but which comes amid heightened violence.

17/02/2012 | World

Flags and hope on Libya's uneasy anniversary

Flags flew on Martyrs Square in Tripoli and crowds across Libya gave voice to joy at being free of Muammar Gaddafi, as the anniversary of their revolt offered brief respite from fears that it has brought them only chaotic paralysis.

31/03/2012 | World

Libya says 147 dead in week of southern tribal clashes

A week of fighting between rival tribes deep in Libya's south has killed 147 people, the government said today, but it said it had brokered a fresh ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

07/07/2012 | World

Protests and tears of joy as Libyans vote

Crowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafias they voted in the first free national election in 60 years.

23/01/2012 | World

Gaddafi loyalists seize control of Libyan town

Fighters loyal to ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are in control of the town of Bani Walid, about 200 km (120 miles) south-east of the capital, after attacking a pro-government militia based there, one of the militia members said.

08/02/2012 | World

Gaddafi daughter presses UN to probe father's death

Muammar Gaddafi's daughter has expressed concern that a United Nations commission looking into human rights violations during the Libya conflict is not trying to find out who killed her father.

10/02/2012 | World

Saadi Gaddafi warns of uprising in Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi warned of an imminent uprising in Libya, saying he was in regular contact with people in the country who were unhappy with the authorities put in place after the ousting and killing of his father.

12/12/2011 | World

Libyans protest in Benghazi against new leaders

Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi to show their frustration with leaders who came to power after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown.

16/12/2011 | World

US lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya

The United States lifted most of the economic sanctions it had in place against Libya before the fall of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

17/12/2011 | World

Panetta says Libya faces long, difficult transition

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Libya's leaders they faced a long, hard road in moving on from 42 years of one-man rule and uniting rival militias that still hold the streets in the oil-producing North African state.

01/11/2011 | World

Libya elects little-known scientist new prime minister

Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has elected little-known academic Abdul Raheem al-Keeb as the new interim prime minister to guide the country as it emerges from a bitter civil war towards a new constitution and democratic elections.

19/11/2011 | World

Gaddafi's son captured, scared and without fight

Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, scared and with just a few thousand dollars, in the Libyan desert by fighters who vowed to hold him in the mountain town of Zintan until there was a government to hand him over to.

20/11/2011 | World

After Gaddafi son, spy chief run to ground

A day after Muammar Gaddafi's son was captured by Liyan fighters, the ousted leader's intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi was said to be surrounded nearby at a remote desert homestead and negotiating his surrender.

28/10/2011 | World

London School of Economics in the midst of scandal over fundraising, Libyan ties

The London School of Economics (LSE), one of the most renowned branches of the University of London, is currently making news due to the activities of a couple of its more infamous, rather than famous, alumni - one of them named Gaddafi.

29/10/2011 | World

ICC warns Libya's Saif al-Islam against fleeing

The International Criminal Court said Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was in contact through intermediaries about surrendering for trial, but it also had information mercenaries were trying to spirit him to a friendly African nation.

31/10/2011 | World

NATO concludes Libya mission after seven months

NATO ends its military operation in Libya today, seven months after launching an air and sea campaign that helped bring the overthrow and death of Muammar Gaddafi.

27/10/2011 | World

UN ends mandate for NATO military operations in Libya

The UN Security Council today canceled its authorization for a seven-month-old NATO military operation in Libya that led to the ouster and death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

28/10/2011 | World

NATO to leave Libya on Monday

NATO confirmed it would end its Libyan mission next week, seven months after launching air and sea operations that helped bring the overthrow and death of Muammar Gaddafi.

28/10/2011 | World

Hague court says talks on Gaddafi son surrender

International war crimes prosecutors are in touch with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, urging him to give himself up and warning him today he risks a mid-air interception if he tries to flee by plane to an African safe haven.

25/10/2011 | World

UN worried over revenge killings in Libya

United Nations human rights investigators called on Libyan authorities today to ensure that their forces refrain from revenge killings and humanely treat detainees who fought on behalf of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.

26/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi son, intelligence chief want to surrender to Hague Court

Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam and former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi are proposing to hand themselves into the International Criminal Court in The Hague, a senior Libyan military official with the National Transitional Council said today.

27/10/2011 | World

Libyan National Transitional Council says Gaddafi son seeks aircraft to surrender

Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam wants an aircraft to take him out of Libya's southern desert so he can turn himself in to The Hague war crimes court, a source with Libya's National Transitional Council said.

24/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi to be buried Tuesday, location secret

The body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried on Tuesday in a simple ceremony, attended by Muslim clerics, in a secret location in the Libyan desert, an official with the National Transitional Council said.

25/10/2011 | World

Libya gives Gaddafi inglorious secret burial

Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mo'tassim were buried in a secret desert location today, five days after the disposed Libyan leader was captured, killed and put on grisly public display.

25/10/2011 | World

Ahmadinejad: 'Show me one Western president who has not signed an agreement with Gaddafi'

Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to "plunder" the north African country's oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today.

23/10/2011 | World

Clues to Gaddafi's death concealed from public view

Libyan forces guarding Muammar Gaddafi's body in a cold storage room let in members of the public to view the deposed leader for a second day yesterday, but the wounds that may hold the clue to how he died were covered up.

23/10/2011 | World

Libya declares 'liberation' amid fears of unrest

Libya declared itself liberated on Sunday after 42 years of rule by Muammar Gaddafi ended with his capture and death last week, setting the North African state on course for a transition toward democracy.

24/10/2011 | World

Castro accuses NATO for Gaddafi’s 'murder'

Castro denounced NATO for its role in the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying the "brutal military alliance has become the most perfidious instrument of repression the history of humanity has known."

22/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi unburied, Libyans manoeuvre for new era

Muammar Gaddafi's body lay still unburied as Libya's new men of power wrangled over its fate and a formal announcement the war was over, a move the outgoing premier said should mean free elections in the middle of next year

22/10/2011 | World

Libya's Jibril sees elections within eight months

Libyans should be allowed to vote within eight months to elect a national council that would draft a new constitution and form an interim government, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said as he prepared to step down.

22/10/2011 | World

Libyans urged to unite after death of Gaddafi

Libya's interim prime minister said he was resigning on Saturday and urged new leaders to seize a "very limited opportunity" and resolve rivalries now surfacing after Muammar Gaddafi's death.

21/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi's wife asks the UN to investigate his death, Libyan TV station

A television station based in Syria that supported Muammar Gaddafi said today that the slain Libyan leader's wife has asked for a United Nations investigation into his death.

21/10/2011 | World

NATO plans to end Libya mission at end of October

NATO plans to end its seven-month air and sea campaign in Libya at the end of October, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, the day after the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

22/10/2011 | World

Obama touts foreign policy successes in Iraq, Libya

President Barack Obama sought on to cast himself as a strong leader on foreign policy, highlighting a US pullout from Iraq and the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as success stories.

20/10/2011 | World

IMF, World Bank to visit Libya again

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have visited Libya and will return there in "coming weeks" to assess economic and financial needs, an IMF spokesman said today.

20/10/2011 | World

Sarkozy, Merkel rejoice Libya’s liberation

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said today the death of Muammar Gaddafi turned a page for the Libyan people and signaled the start of a democratic process.

20/10/2011 | World

Obama: Gaddafi death ends era of ‘iron fist’ rule

US President Barack Obama said today the United States would be a partner to Libya following the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

20/10/2011 | World

Colonel Gaddafi, military leader for over 40 years

Gaddafi was born in 1942, the son of a Bedouin herdsman, in a tent near Sirte on the Mediterranean coast. He abandoned a geography course at university for a military career that included a short spell at a British army signals school.

20/10/2011 | World

Libya: EU calls for broad-based reconciliation

The European Union urged Libya's interim rulers to push for a broad-based reconciliation in the country following the death of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron said that Gaddafi's death held out the promise of a better future for the people he ruled for four decades.

20/10/2011 | World

Amnesty International: Libya needs justice after Gaddafi

"The legacy of repression and abuse from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's rule will not end until there is a full accounting for the past and human rights are embedded in Libya's new institutions," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty's deputy director for North Africa and the Middle East.

20/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi, in meat locker, divides Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's body lay in an old meat store as arguments over a burial, and his killing after being captured, dogged efforts by Libya's new leaders to make a formal start on a new era of democracy.

20/10/2011 | World

Picture of wounded Gaddafi hits world media

The picture captured off a cellular phone camera shows Libya's strongman Muammar Gaddafi after an airstrike in Sirte today.

20/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi's downfall: A timeline

12/10/2011 | World

Gaddafi son Mo'tassim caught in Sirte

Muammar Gaddafi's son Mo'tassim was captured in Sirte while trying to escape the town, the head of the Tripoli Revolutionary Council said.

15/10/2011 | World

Libyan govt beefs up security after clashes in capital

Libya's new government beefed up security in Tripoli with extra roadblocks and house-to-house searches after fighting in the capital with supporters of Muammar Gaddafi raised fears of an insurgency.

18/10/2011 | World

Clinton brings unity message on visit to new Libya

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Libya today to urge its disparate militias to unite around their new leaders, while loyalists of ousted Muammar Gaddafi launched a counter-attack in his hometown of Sirte.

24/09/2011 | World

Libyans fight for control of Gaddafi stronghold Sirte

Libyan provisional government forces backed by NATO warplanes swarmed into the city of Sirte but weathered heavy sniper fire as they tried to win control of one of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi's last bastions of support.

01/10/2011 | World

Red Cross inside Sirte, bombardment continues

Aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brought medical supplies into Muammar Gaddafi's besieged hometown of Sirte as fears grew that a humanitarian disaster may unfold inside.

08/10/2011 | World

Snipers slow government attack on Gaddafi hometown

Transitional Libyan government forces swept into Sirte in one of the biggest assaults yet on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown, but had to seek cover when they drew fire from his diehard loyalists.

20/09/2011 | World

Fugitive Gaddafi taunts NATO in audio broadcast

Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi taunted NATO in a speech broadcast by a Syria-based television station, but the station gave no new clues as to his whereabouts or when the recording was made.

20/09/2011 | World

Obama urges Gaddafi forces to give up, vows Libya aid

President Barack Obama called for the last of Muammar Gaddafi's loyalist forces to lay down their arms as he announced the return of the US ambassador to Tripoli and pledged to help Libya rebuild.

21/09/2011 | World

Libya rulers claim capture of Gaddafi bastion

Libya's interim rulers said they had captured most of one of Muammar Gaddafi's last strongholds, a boost to an administration struggling to assert full control over the fractured country.

17/09/2011 | World

Gaddafi loyalists resist, say NATO kills 354 Libyans

Libyan interim government forces licked their wounds after a failed assault on the town of Bani Walid, and a spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi accused NATO of killing 354 people in overnight air strikes on the city of Sirte.

18/09/2011 | World

Libyans fail to agree new government

Libya's interim leaders failed to agree a new cabinet today and the forces that forced Muammar Gaddafi from power remained bogged down in fighting with troops loyal to the former ruler.

19/09/2011 | World

Gaddafi spokesman says UK, French mercenaries caught

Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists said they had captured 17 mercenaries - some British and French - in what would amount to a severe blow to Libya's new rulers and their international backers.

14/09/2011 | World

US envoy hails Tripoli leaders, pledges support

A Senior US envoy, visiting Tripoli to show support for Libya's new leaders, said they were getting the country's many armed groups under control and would not end up dominated by Islamist factions.

15/09/2011 | World

Cameron, in Tripoli, says UK will help hunt Gaddafi

Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron flew in to Tripoli under heavy guard today, to be welcomed by the new leaders the French and British air forces helped install in Libya, three weeks after rebel forces overthrew Muammar Gaddafi.

16/09/2011 | World

Gaddafi loyalists put Libyan forces to flight

Diehard loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi fired barrages of rockets and mortars to repel an assault by Libyan interim government forces on one of their last bastions and also held off an advance on another.

08/09/2011 | World

Fugitive Gaddafi vows to stay in Libya

Muammar Gaddafi vowed to remain on Libyan soil battling NATO and the country's new leaders, dismissing reports that he had secretly fled toward bordering African states as part of a military convoy.

10/09/2011 | World

Libya fighters battle for Gaddafi-held Bani Walid

Libyan fighters trying to capture one of Muammar Gaddafi's last strongholds battled into the desert town of Bani Walid against stiff resistance from Gaddafi loyalists.

11/09/2011 | World

Niger justice minister says Gaddafi son Saadi is in the country

Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi entered the territory of Libya's southern neighbour Niger, Niger's justice minister said.

02/09/2011 | World

Libyans pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions

Libya's new leadership reaffirmed its commitment to democracy and good governance as it worked on how to spend billions of dollars released from the frozen assets of fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi.

03/09/2011 | World

Libyans say closing in on Gaddafi bastions

Libya's interim government said it was closing in on bastions of support for Muammar Gaddafi, although there were mixed signals of how quickly their forces were moving.

06/09/2011 | World

Gaddafi on run, location unknown, says US Panetta

Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is on the run, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today, adding however that he didn't know the ousted leader's location. "I wish I knew," Panetta said when asked about Gaddafi's whereabouts.

01/09/2011 | World

EU says lifts sanctions on Libyan ports

The European Union has decided to end its sanctions on six Libyan ports, several oil firms and banks, the EU foreign policy chief said today.

01/09/2011 | World

World powers, new Libya leaders map out rebuilding

Leaders of the Libyan uprising that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi met with world powers in Paris to map out the country's rebuilding, 42 years to the day after the former strongman seized power in a coup.

01/09/2011 | World

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders

Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping a nation torn by 42 years of one-man rule and six months of civil war.

25/08/2011 | World

Libya rebels fighters to merge under one command

Disparate rebel fighter groups in the Libyan capital will be brought under one command after an interim period and the formation of a new national army, the rebel commander in Tripoli said.

29/08/2011 | World

Gaddafi's son Khamis killed in clash, rebel officer assures

Fallen Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis has been killed in a clash near the capital Tripoli, a senior rebel officer said.

31/08/2011 | World

Gaddafi foreign minister arrested by rebels, witness says

Muammar Gaddafi's foreign minister, Abdelati Obeidi, was arrested on Tuesday at his farm in Janzour, a suburb west of Tripoli, a reporter said.

24/08/2011 | World

Rebels hunt Gaddafi relatives, loyalist in Tripoli

Rebels fought gun battles in Tripoli with loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi as they hunted for his relatives and supporters, witnesses and an Arab television station said.

24/08/2011 | World

France, partners working on new Libya UN resolution

France and its partners at the United Nations are working on a draft resolution that would enable Libyan assets to be unfrozen and sanctions to be unlocked, a French diplomatic source said.

24/08/2011 | World

Ex-IAEA official warns of Libya 'dirty bomb' material

A research center near Tripoli stocks uranium and other material that could be used to make a nuclear "dirty bomb" and Libya's rebels will need to secure it, a former senior UN inspector said today.

23/08/2011 | World

UN envoy: all of Libya will be liberated in 72 hours

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound is now fully in the hands of opposition fighters and the country will be liberated within 72 hours, Libyan UN envoy Ibrahim Dabbashi said today.

23/08/2011 | World

US aims to release up to $1.5 billion Libya assets

The United States is seeking to release in the coming days between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets to the Libyan rebels, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said today.

23/08/2011 | World

Rebels seize rifles from compound

Hundreds of rebel fighters looted an armory in part of the compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that they had overrun, seizing new sniper rifles in plastic cases, a witness said.

23/08/2011 | World

Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback

A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight, urging loyalists to fight off rebels who say they control most of the Libyan capital.

23/08/2011 | World

Libyan spokesman tells TV Gaddafi can resist for years

A spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi said in remarks broadcast that the Libyan leader was ready to resist rebels who have seized the Libyan capital Tripoli for months, or even years, and vowed to turn Libya into "volcanoes, lava and fire".

23/08/2011 | World

Libya rebels enter Gaddafi house

Libyan rebels have entered Muammar Gaddafi's house after breaking into his vast Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli today, al-Jazeera television reported, citing sources.

22/08/2011 | World

Brent oil drops as Libya civil war nears end

Brent crude edged lower in choppy trading as investors hoped the process to restart oil exports from OPEC member Libya would begin soon as the country's six-month-old civil war neared an end.

22/08/2011 | World

Obama promises US aid for post-Gaddafi Libya

US President Barack Obama called for Muammar Gaddafi to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his loyalist forces continued to fight.

22/08/2011 | World

Gaddafi son Saif at Tripoli hotel after arrest report

Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who rebels and the International Criminal Court said had been arrested, arrived late at the Tripoli hotel where foreign reporters are staying.

20/08/2011 | World

Explosions, gunfire rock Tripoli as rebels advance

Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli overnight, after days of battlefield defeats left Muammar Gaddafi's government and troops penned ever more tightly in the besieged capital by a rebel advance.

22/08/2011 | World

Gaddafi on the run as rebels fight in Tripoli

Remnants of forces still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi staged a desperate stand in Tripoli as rebels fought their way into the capital, but the whereabouts of the veteran leader was a mystery.

22/08/2011 | World

France wants transition summit for Libya

France aims to host a meeting of international partners in Paris next week to lay out a roadmap for Libya's future, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said, as rebels swept into Tripoli.

06/08/2011 | World

Libya rebels say they are advancing on Brega

Libyan rebels today said they had launched a push to capture the coastal oil town of Brega, but were advancing slowly because Muammar Gaddafi's forces had sown minefields across its approaches.

15/08/2011 | World

US encouraged by Libya rebel push, embassy open

The United States believes Libyan rebel advances are choking off Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the capital Tripoli and significantly increasing pressure on the Libyan leader, the US State Department said.

19/08/2011 | World

Libya: foreigners’ evacuation planned from Tripoli

Thousands of foreigners trapped in Tripoli by rebel advances that have cut off the capital will be evacuated in a massive international rescue, probably by sea, an international body said today. After months of stalemate, rebels have transformed the battlefield this week by seizing Zawiyah west of the capital and cutting Tripoli off from the outside world, putting unprecedented pressure on the leader's 41-year rule.

25/07/2011 | World

UN envoy to meet Libya rebels over peace plan

The UN envoy to Libya will discuss with rebel leaders informal plans for a negotiated end to the war as Western powers ramp up diplomatic and military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to step down.

29/07/2011 | World

Mystery surrounds killing of Libyan rebel army head

Libya's rebel military commander was shot dead in an incident shrouded in mystery, dealing a blow to the Western-backed forces struggling to topple Muammar Gaddafi.

30/07/2011 | World

Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia

Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were fighters allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions over divisions and lawlessness within rebel ranks.

15/07/2011 | World

Military action against Gaddafi to intensify, Hague says

Military action against Muammar Gaddafi's regime will be intensifed while a UN envoy presses for negotiations to end the civil war in Libya, Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

21/07/2011 | World

Gaddafi rules out talks, rally emphasises divisions

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ruled out talks with the rebels trying to end his 41-year-rule, raising questions about whether a flurry of Western efforts to negotiate an end to the deepening conflict can succeed.

23/07/2011 | World

Gaddafi criticises Egyptian, Tunisian revolutions

Muammar Gaddafi criticised the popular uprising in neighbouring Egypt that forced Hosni Mubarak from power this year as the Libyan leader battles rebels who have claimed swathes of the country.

05/07/2011 | World

NATO and European Union to receive Libyan rebels

Libyan rebel leaders are expected to visit Brussels next week for talks with NATO and European Union officials, diplomats said today

07/07/2011 | World

Italy’s Berlusconi opposes military intervention in Libya

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said today he was against NATO intervention in Libya but had to go along with it, an admission that exposed the fragility of the alliance trying to unseat Muammar Gaddafi.

08/07/2011 | World

Gaddafi threatens Europe with martyr attacks

Muammar Gaddafi threatened today to send hundreds of Libyans to launch attacks in Europe in revenge for the NATO-led military campaign against him. The speech, to a crowd of about 50,000 people, appeared designed to show that Gaddafi still enjoys support in areas of Libya he still controls.

24/06/2011 | World

US House targets Libya war, Sarkozy defends operation

France rejected today US criticism of Europe's performance in the NATO operation against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as the US Congress expressed its unease by voting down further funding.

28/06/2011 | World

Hague prosecutor sees Gaddafi endgame

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said today it could be "game over" within months for Muammar Gaddafi, but China reacted cautiously to the issuing of an arrest warrant for the Libyan leader on charges of crimes against humanity.

02/07/2011 | World

Gaddafi vows to attack Europe

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to attack "homes, offices and families" in Europe in revenge for NATO airstrikes but US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said he should quit instead of issuing threats.

19/06/2011 | World

Libyan officials say NATO hits civilian house

Libyan officials said a NATO strike had hit a civilian house in the capital and killed several residents, an allegation which, if confirmed, could sow new doubts inside the alliance about its mission in Libya.

20/06/2011 | World

NATO admits Libya air strike led to civilian deaths

NATO has admitted it destroyed a house in Tripoli in which Libyan officials said nine civilians were killed, an incident likely to sow new doubts inside the alliance about its mission in Libya.

22/06/2011 | World

NATO split over Libyan military action

A split opened within the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi today as France and Britain rejected an Italian call for a halt to military action to allow aid access.

14/06/2011 | World

Libyan rebels make fresh gains, NATO drops leaflets

Libyan rebels made fresh gains on the western front, pushing back forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi in a string of clashes that brought them closer to the capital Tripoli.

17/06/2011 | World

Heavy exchanges near key Libyan western town

Libyan rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces exchanged heavy artillery fire near the western city of Zlitan today as the rebels tried to push deeper into government-held territory east of the capital.

18/06/2011 | World

Libyan rebels out of money, West to blame-oil chief

Rebels waging a drawn-out war to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have run out of money, their oil chief said today, and he accused the West of not meeting promises to deliver urgent financial aid.

09/06/2011 | World

Libya accuses NATO of war crimes

Libya accused rebels of butchery and cannibalism, and NATO forces of war crimes, while firmly denying a United Nations report which found that its own troops had carried out murders, torture and abductions.

12/06/2011 | World

UAE recognises Libya rebels, to open Benghazi office

The United Arab Emirates said it had recognized Libyan rebels as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people, the state news agency reported, becoming the second Arab state to take such a move.

13/06/2011 | World

Rebel: Germany recognises Libya rebel council

Germany has recognised the rebel council based in Benghazi as the legitimate representative of Libyans, a rebel official said during a visit by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.

03/06/2011 | World

Tunisia finds 150 refugee bodies

The bodies of 150 African refugees fleeing turmoil in Libya have been recovered off the Tunisian coast after the vessels carrying them illegally to Europe got into difficulty, a UN official said.

07/06/2011 | World

Blasts in Tripoli, Libya says military compounds hit

Explosions shook Tripoli today in what the Libyan government said were NATO air strikes on military compounds in the capital, a day after rebels drove Muammar Gaddafi's forces out of a western town.

08/06/2011 | World

NATO calls for greater support in Libya as bombings intensify

NATO, its air power stretched by the heaviest strikes to date on Tripoli, sought broader support for its bombing campaign in Libya today but won no immediate new public commitments from allies.

27/05/2011 | World

Russia's Medvedev says 'Gaddafi should go'

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Muammar Gaddafi to give up power and said that Russia would not give shelter to the Libyan leader.
Medvedev said he had sent an envoy to the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi as part of efforts to resolve the conflict.

28/05/2011 | World

NATO destroys Gaddafi compound guard towers

NATO aircraft destroyed the guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, a NATO official said and then staged a rare daytime air strike on the Libyan capital, heightening pressure on him to quit.

31/05/2011 | World

Gaddafi refuses to leave Libya, Zuma talks produced no breakthrough

Muammar Gaddafi is emphatic he will not leave Libya, South African President Jacob Zuma said after talks with the Libyan leader that left prospects for a negotiated end to the conflict looking dim.

21/05/2011 | World

Libya rebels say goverment shells port city

Libyan government forces shelled residential areas on outside Misrata, a port city held by rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, a rebel website said.

25/05/2011 | World

Cameron, Obama say Gaddafi must step down

At a joint news conference at the Lancaster House in London, British Prime Minister David Cameron said: "It is impossible to imagine a future for Libya with Gaddafi still in power - he must go." US President Barack Obama said Gaddafi "must step down and leave Libya to Libyan people."

25/05/2011 | World

Obama warns Gaddafi of 'no let up'

President Barack Obama warned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi there would be 'no let-up' in pressure on him to go, following a second successive night of heavy NATO bombing in Tripoli.

11/05/2011 | World

Libyan rebels say airport seized

Libyan rebels said they took control of Misrata airport in heavy fighting with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and rejected a United Nations call for a ceasefire.The rebels are fighting to end Gaddafi's 41 years in power.

13/05/2011 | World

Gaddafi says at a place where NATO cannot kill him

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in an audio recording broadcast on state television that he was in a place where NATO cannot reach and kill him.

14/05/2011 | World

Libya buries imams it says NATO killed in air strike

Tears, chants and volleys of gunfire fired into the air punctuated the funeral for nine imams Libya said NATO killed in an air strike, but the alliance said the building it struck was a command-and-control centre.

07/05/2011 | World

Gaddafi forces, rebels clash near Tunisia border

Artillery rounds fired by forces loyal to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi fell in Tunisia as fighting broke out near the border between Libyan soldiers and anti-Gaddafi rebels.

08/05/2011 | World

Heavy fighting near Libya's Misrata airport -rebels

Libyan rebels fought a fierce battle with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi near the airport at the western city of Misrata as NATO planes targeted government ammunition stores on another front in the war.

10/05/2011 | World

Libyan rebels say they have made gains in Misrata

Libyan rebels said they had made gains by driving back Muammar Gaddafi's troops on the eastern and western edges of the port city of Misrata and encircling them at the airport.

02/05/2011 | World

Fighting rages in Libya's Western Mountains

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi stepped up their onslaught on rebel areas of Libya's Western Mountains, rebels said, and refugees said towns in the isolated region were on the brink of starvation

04/05/2011 | World

Libya coalition tries to help rebels raise funds

Ministers from the NATO-backed coalition against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi meet in Rome seeking ways to get money to rebels who are desperate to buy food and medicine and shore up their administration.

06/05/2011 | World

Libya: France expels 14 diplomats, Russia opposes foreign intervention

France expelled 14 Libyan diplomats loyal to the government of Muammar Gaddafi, the French foreign ministry said. France, the United States, Britain and others are trying to go beyond the NATO bombing campaign. Russia said opposes any foreign ground operation in Libya.

28/04/2011 | World

Libya angers Tunisia as war briefly crosses border

Libya's two-month civil war spilled over the border into Tunisia, provoking outrage in the western neighbour, while rebels in Misrata said only NATO could halt the bombardment of the besieged city.

29/04/2011 | World

Libya's Gaddafi calls for negotiation with NATO

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi called for negotiations with NATO powers to end the air strikes on Libya. "We did not attack them or cross the sea ... why are they attacking us?" Gaddafi said in a live television address in early hours.

30/04/2011 | World

Libya's Gaddafi survives air strikes, son killed

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO airstrike that killed his youngest son Saif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren, a Libyan government spokesman said.

25/04/2011 | World

Heavy fighting in Misrata and Libyan mountains

Libya's rebel-held city of Misrata won no respite from two months of bitter siege as Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded the city and battled rebel fighters, despite pulling out of the city centre.

26/04/2011 | World

Deadlock in Libya exposes international rifts

Military deadlock in Libya has exposed growing international rifts, with critics of NATO bombing calling it another case of the West trying to overthrow a regime by stretching the terms of a UN resolution.

27/04/2011 | World

US helps Libyan rebels, fighting rages in west

The United States took steps to throw a financial lifeline to rebels controlling eastern Libya while forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi focused their firepower on pockets of resistance in the west.

22/04/2011 | World

NATO hits near Gaddafi compound, Libya says 3 dead

NATO jets hit a target near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in central Tripoli, which the government described as a car park but which reporters said looked like a bunker.

24/04/2011 | World

NATO jets strike inside Gaddafi compound

A NATO airstrike flattened a building inside Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound  in what a press official from Gaddafi's government said was an attempt on the Libyan leader's life.

24/04/2011 | World

Man who tried to hijack Italian plane overpowered

A man who tried to hijack a Paris-Rome flight and take it to Libya was overpowered by cabin crew during the flight and arrested when the plane arrived in Rome, officials said.

19/04/2011 | World

Libyan mortar shells hit Tunisia, follow refugees

Four mortar shells fired from Libya fell across the border in Tunisia this week, the latest sign of worsening violence in a remote Libyan region where residents say Muammar Gaddafi's forces are fighting rebels

20/04/2011 | World

France promises Libyan rebels it will intensify air strikes

In Paris, President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged stronger military action at his first meeting with the leader of the opposition Libyan National Council, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the Elysee presidential office said in a statement.

20/04/2011 | World

'Restrepo' director among civilians killed in Libya

Fighting in Libya's besieged rebel city of Misrata killed at least 10 civilians including an Oscar-nominated British filmmaker, and NATO urged non-combatants to avoid troops so it could step up air strikes.

18/04/2011 | World

Libya: Rebels say 17 dead as Misrata hit by rockets

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi bombarded Misrata with rockets and artillery and 17 people were killed in the previous day's shelling of the besieged Libyan city, a rebel spokesman said.

18/04/2011 | World

West wants military, aid action to end Libya crisis

NATO may have to intensify attacks on government forces to break the military stalemate in Libya, while the United Nations pushes for a humanitarian presence to help civilians trapped in the conflict.

19/04/2011 | World

NATO missiles strike Tripoli, Sirte; Russia says war violates UN mandate

NATO warplanes launched air strikes on the Libyan capital Tripoli and Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte to the east, state television reported.

15/04/2011 | World

New attacks on Libya, allies announce 'medieval siege'

A fresh hail of government rockets crashed into Misrata after Western allies denounced a "medieval siege" of the city and vowed to keep bombing Muammar Gaddafi's forces until he stepped down.

16/04/2011 | World

Rebels say Gaddafi forces target Misrata dairy plant

Rebels said Muammar Gaddafi's forces targeted food industry plants in renewed bombardment of Misrata, a day after a Western rights group accused his loyalists of using cluster bombs in the besieged city.

17/04/2011 | World

Gaddafi presses Libyan rebels, West says no troops

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi kept up an offensive on the rebels' eastern frontline outpost of Ajdabiyah, while the West again ruled out sending ground troops to help the rebel cause.

10/04/2011 | World

Gaddafi 'accepts peace roadmap,' South Africa's Zuma assures

Muammar Gaddafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the civil war in Libya, South African President Jacob Zuma said after leading a delegation of African leaders at talks in Tripoli.

11/04/2011 | World

Libyan fighting goes on after peace bid fails

An African Union plan to halt Libya's civil war collapsed, and rebels said the increasingly bloody siege of the city of Misrata by Muammar Gaddafi's troops made talk of a ceasefire meaningless.

12/04/2011 | World

Libya campaign continues until Gaddafi goes

Leaders of Britain, France and the United States vowed on to keep up their military campaign in Libya until Muammar Gaddafi leaves power, and rebels said his forces pounded the city of Misrata with missiles.

05/04/2011 | World

Libyan rebels condemn NATO over Gaddafi advance

The head of Libya's rebel army has condemned NATO for its slow chain of command in ordering air strikes to protect civilians, saying the alliance was "letting the people of Misrata die every day".

07/04/2011 | World

Libyan rebels blame deadly strike on NATO mistake

Rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi said five of their fighters were killed when NATO planes mistakenly bombed a rebel tank column near the contested port of Brega in eastern Libya.

09/04/2011 | World

Libyan rebels suffer losses in Misrata attack

Troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a heavy assault on the coastal city of Misrata, killing at least 30 rebel fighters, a rebel spokesman said citing comrades and medics.

03/04/2011 | World

Gaddafi envoy in Greece as Turkey rescues wounded

The Libyan government sent an envoy to Greece to discuss an end to fighting, but gave no sign of any major climbdown in a war that has ground to a stalemate between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.

04/04/2011 | World

Libya says ready for change, Gaddafi must stay

Libya is ready to hold elections and reform its political system but only its own people can decide whether leader Muammar Gaddafi can stay at the helm, a government spokesman said.

05/04/2011 | World

Libya air strikes aid rebels while diplomacy stalls

A Western air strike destroyed two of Muammar Gaddafi's military vehicles in the east Libyan oil town of Brega allowing rebels to edge forward, but diplomatic efforts to end the war remained stalled.

31/03/2011 | World

Senior Gaddafi envoy in Britain for talks

Libya has sent a senior aide to one of leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons to London for talks with British officials, the Guardian newspaper reported.

01/04/2011 | World

Gaddafi bombards Misrata as rebels begin to lose hold

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are mounting an intense artillery bombardment of rebel-held Misrata and pro-Gaddafi troops are attacking shops and homes in the city centre, a rebel spokesman said.

02/04/2011 | World

Libya rebels say hit by coalition air strike

A NATO-led air strike killed 13 Libyan rebels in a "regrettable incident," a rebel spokesman said, in an increasingly chaotic battle with Muammar Gaddafi's forces over the oil town of Brega.

30/03/2011 | World

Libya rebels flee oil town under Gaddafi bombardment

Libyan rebels pulled out of the oil town of Ras Lanuf under heavy bombardment from Muammar Gaddafi's forces, showing up their weakness without Western air strikes to tip the scales in their favor.

30/03/2011 | World

Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels

President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert US government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, government officials said.

30/03/2011 | World

Libyan foreign minister defects, arrives in Britain

Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa arrived in Britain to seek refuge after quitting the government in protest against leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacks on civilians, a friend said.

28/03/2011 | World

France, UK: 'Gaddafi must go immediately'

France and Britain called for supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to drop him before it was "too late" and asked Libyans opposing him to join a political process to pave the way for his departure.

28/03/2011 | World

Obama seeks to define Libya goals and exit plan

29/03/2011 | World

Obama hopes Gaddafi will ultimately step down

President Barack Obama said the objective of a US and allied campaign is to apply steady pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi so he will "ultimately step down" from power.

26/03/2011 | World

Obama says Libya mission saved 'countless' lives

President Barack Obama told Americans today that the military mission in Libya is clear, focused and limited, and that it has already saved "countless" civilian lives.

27/03/2011 | World

NATO to take full command of Libya operations

28/03/2011 | World

Libya rebels advance towards Gaddafi's birthplace

Rebels advanced towards the birthplace of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, streaming west along the the main coastal road in pick-up trucks mounted with machineguns.

25/03/2011 | World

West targets Libyan forces in bid to end stalemate

Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi's tanks and artillery in eastern Libya to try to break a battlefield stalemate and help rebels take the strategic town of Ajdabiyah.

26/03/2011 | World

Libyan rebels rout Gaddafi forces in strategic town

Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes recaptured the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiyah, pushing out Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

26/03/2011 | World

Six dead in port city as Syrian crisis grows

Syrian security forces have killed six people in two days of anti-government protests in the key port city of Latakia, reformist activists living abroad told reporters.

21/03/2011 | World

US to transfer control of Libya force in days

The United States will transfer control of the air assault on Libyan forces within days, President Barack Obama said, even as European divisions fuelled speculation that US leadership would continue.

23/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi tanks move in again on besieged Libyan city

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces resumed their attack on the rebel-held town of Misrata, moving back onto the offensive just hours after Western strikes silenced their guns.

24/03/2011 | World

NATO to run Libya no-fly zone but not all action

NATO countries agreed to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya to protect civilians against Muammar Gaddafi's forces, but fell short of taking full command of all military operations in the North African state.

20/03/2011 | World

Boehner asks Obama should explain Libya mission

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama to explain the US mission in Libya and how his administration intends to achieve its goals.

20/03/2011 | World

Obama praises Brazil while Libya crisis grows

President Barack Obama praised Brazil's rise as an emerging power, calling the South American country an equal partner of the United States as he pressed on with a trip overshadowed by a US and European air assault on Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya.

21/03/2011 | World

Gunfire and explosions rock Tripoli for 3rd night

Anti-aircraft fire and explosions reverberated across Tripoli for a third night and state television said several sites had come under attack in the capital.

20/03/2011 | World

Arab League head says wanted no-fly zone, not military strikes

The Arab League chief said that Arabs did not want military strikes by Western powers that hit civilians when the League called for a no-fly zone over Libya.

20/03/2011 | World

Libyan army says immediate ceasefire ordered

20/03/2011 | World

Over 3,800 leave Libya for Egypt, UN says

More than 3,800 refugees crossed into Egypt from Libya yesterday, up about 70 percent on the numbers seen in recent days, according to UN officials.

19/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi says will arm civilians to defend Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said he will arm civilians to defend Libya from what he called "colonial, crusader" aggression by Western forces that have launched air strikes against him.

19/03/2011 | World

World leaders take action in Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that French airplanes have been sent out to Benghazi, inducing the no-fly zone to prevent an attack by Gaddafi, while British Prime Minister David Cameron announced "the time is now" to take action.

19/03/2011 | World

West hits Libyan defenses, Gaddafi hurls defiance

18/03/2011 | World

UK to deploy planes for operation as Libya shuts airspace to all traffic

Britain will imminently start moving fighter jets to bases from where they can help enforce a no fly zone over Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron said.

18/03/2011 | World

Libya declares ceasefire after Western forces prepare attack

Muammar Gaddafi's government said it was declaring a unilateral ceasefire in its offensive to crush Libya's revolt, as Western warplanes prepared to attack his forces.

18/03/2011 | World

Military intervention looms in Libya

The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and France's UN envoy predicted military action within hours of an international meeting on Libya.

15/03/2011 | World

G8 draft warns Gaddafi but ignores no-fly zone

G8 foreign ministers will warn Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi of the "dire consequences" of failing to respect the basic rights of his people but will stop short of recommending a no-fly zone, according to a draft communique.

16/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi forces bombard city, threaten rebel strongholds

The battle for control of rebel capital Benghazi looked just hours away after the Libyan army told people to leave opposition-held locations and arms storage areas, but residents said the city was quiet.

17/03/2011 | World

UN okays military action on Libya

The United Nations authorized military action to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of Benghazi overnight, showing "no mercy, no pity."

12/03/2011 | World

Arab states back Libya no-fly zone against Gaddafi

Arab countries appealed to the United Nations to impose a no-fly zone on Libya as government troops backed by warplanes fought to drive rebels from remaining strongholds in western Libya.

13/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi troops take oil town, France pushes no-fly zone

Muammar Gaddafi's troops battled rebel fighters for control of the strategic Libyan oil town of Brega, as France promised to push harder for a UN-backed no-fly zone over the country.

14/03/2011 | World

Libyan jets bomb rebels as no-fly diplomacy crawls

Muammar Gaddafi's jets bombed Libyan rebels in a counter-offensive that has pushed them back 100 miles in a week, far outpacing diplomatic efforts to impose a no-fly zone to help the rebels

10/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi threatens offensive, ignores diplomatic moves

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son told rebels they faced a full-scale assault to crush their three-week-old uprising as troops, tanks and warplanes punched into the rebel-held east of the country.

10/03/2011 | World

US spy chief says Gaddafi forces to prevail

Libyan rebels have lost momentum and are not likely to dislodge Muammar Gaddafi from power, top US intelligence officials said as Washington backed further away from any military action.

11/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi troops launch assault on Libya oil port

Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi battled to retake the oil port of Ras Lanuf  intensifying their counter-offensive against the out-gunned insurgents.

10/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi forces hit oil town, France recognises rebel council

Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched a fresh bombardment of the eastern Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf, rebels and witnesses said, while an official at President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said France would send an ambassador to Benghazi and receive a Libyan envoy in Paris.

10/03/2011 | World

More sanctions imposed against Libya

The German government ordered a freeze on bank accounts in the country held by the Libyan central bank and the Libyan Investment Authority while Russia will ban all weapons sales to Libya, the Kremlin said in a statement.

10/03/2011 | World

Libya plans full offensive against rebels, Gaddafi's son warns

Libya is preparing full-scale military action to crush its rebellion and will not surrender even if Western powers intervene in the conflict, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son said.

09/03/2011 | World

Brazilian reporter goes missing, believed arrested by Gaddafi

Brazilian newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo has reported the disappearance of its foreign correspondent in Libya and believes he has been arrested by forces loyal to Gaddafi.

10/03/2011 | World

US cable: Gaddafi's son took oil from Libyan field

The United States believed in 2009 that Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam was taking part of the output of an oil field run by France's Total , according to a diplomatic cable seen by the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.

10/03/2011 | World

EU: Europe at no risk of Gaddafi oil 'blackmail'

The European Union is in no danger of an oil shortage caused by the fighting in Libya and cannot be blackmailed by leader Muammar Gaddafi, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said.

07/03/2011 | World

Arab media says Gaddafi looking for exit deal

Two Arab newspapers and al Jazeera television said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was looking for an agreement allowing him to step down, but there was no official confirmation of the reports.

08/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi's forces step up fightback; US mulls action

Libyan tanks and warplanes intensified their offensive against rebels, as the United States stressed that any no-fly zone to hobble Muammar Gaddafi's forces had to have global backing.

09/03/2011 | World

Italy says will back UN, EU, NATO decisions on Libya

Italy, whose bases are likely to play a key role in any military action regarding Libya, will back any decisions taken by the United Nations, the European Union or NATO, the president's office said.

05/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi forces step up attack on western rebel town

Libyan government forces launched fierce attacks on the western rebel stronghold of Zawiyah, while in the east, rebels advanced on Muammar Gaddafi's home town of Sirte.

06/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi launches counter-offensive on Libya rebels

Troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns, increasing fears that Libya is heading for a civil war rather than the swift revolutions seen in Tunisia and Egypt.

07/03/2011 | World

Civil war looms in Libya, Gaddafi's son says

One of Muammar Gaddafi's sons, Saadi, said his father had not yet thrown his army into full battle against rebels, saving it to shield Libya against foreign attack, and civil war could erupt if he did.

03/03/2011 | World

'Gaddafi must leave, violence must stop,' President Obama says

President Barack Obama said on Thursday US military aircraft will help move refugees from the Libyan border, as he called on leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave and demanded an end to violence against the Libyan people.

03/03/2011 | World

Libyan rebels push west as Gaddafi receives crimes warning

Libyan rebels pushed west, extending their grip on a key coast road as Muammar Gaddafi received a warning he would be held to account at The Hague for suspected crimes by his security forces.

05/03/2011 | World

Libyan rebels win battle in west, push on from east

Libyan rebels said they had repelled a fierce attack by Muammar Gaddafi's forces on the western town of Zawiyah and were pushing toward his home town Sirte from the east.

28/02/2011 | World

World raises pressure on Libya, battles for key towns

The United States and other foreign governments discussed military options for dealing with Libya as Muammar Gaddafi scoffed at the threat to his government from a spreading popular uprising.

01/03/2011 | World

UN assembly unanimously suspends Libya from human rights body

The UN General Assembly unanimously suspended Libya's membership in the UN Human Rights Council because of violence by Libyan forces against protesters.

03/03/2011 | World

Venezuela talks up Chavez's Libya peace plan

Venezuela pushed a vague peace plan for Libya, saying President Hugo Chavez's friend Muammar Gaddafi was in favor of foreign mediation.

27/02/2011 | World

Libyan rebels create National Council aimed at toppling Gaddafi

In the Libyan city of Bengasi, anti-Gaddafi rebels announced the creation of a “National Council” composed of the cities that are currently under control of the opposition. The move is seen as a symbolic step –yet still imprecise - towards the end of Colonel Gaddafi’s rule.

28/02/2011 | World

EU approves Libya arms embargo, travel bans

European Union governments approved a package of sanctions against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his government, including an arms embargo and bans on travel to the bloc.

28/02/2011 | World

White House: Exile an option for Gaddafi

Going into exile would be one option for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in meeting international demands that he leave power, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

25/02/2011 | World

Rebel control grows in Libya, UN Security Council to meet

The Libyan coastal town of Zawiyah was under the control of anti-government protesters, a witness said, bringing a popular uprising against Muammar Gaddafi within 50 km of the capital Tripoli. The UN Security Council was to meet today to discuss a proposal for sanctions against Libyan leaders.

26/02/2011 | World

Parts of Tripoli defy Gaddafi's rule

26/02/2011 | World

US says Libya has spoken, Gaddafi must leave now

President Barack Obama called for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down from power, sharpening US rhetoric after days of deadly violence and criticism that Washington was slow to respond.

24/02/2011 | World

Rebels tighten grip on Libya as western cities fall

Muammar Gaddafi was struggling to hold on to power in Libya as rebels extended their territory by seizing important towns close to the capital. Meanwhile, security forces loyal to Gaddafi attacked anti-government militias controlling the town of Misrata and killed several people.

24/02/2011 | World

Libya's Gaddafi blames bin Laden for turmoil, says protesters are on hallucinogenic drugs

Muammar Gaddafi blamed a revolt against his rule on al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and said the protesters were fuelled by milk and Nescafe spiked with hallucinogenic drugs, in a rambling appeal for calm.

24/02/2011 | World

Gun battles rage in Libya as Gaddafi fights on

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi hit back at rebels holding towns near the Libyan capital but there was no sign they had broken the momentum of opposition gains that have been closing in around Tripoli.

23/02/2011 | World

Gaddafi´s daughter denies escape attempt to Malta

Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, denied that she attempted to escape to Malta in a flight that was rejected by Maltese authorities.

23/02/2011 | World

'US readying full range of options on Libya,' Obama

23/02/2011 | World

Fear stalks Tripoli, joy in Libya's east as Gaddafi weakens

Thousands of Libyans celebrated the liberation of the eastern city of Benghazi from the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, who was reported to have sent a plane to bomb them as he clung to power.

22/02/2011 | World

Libyan Interior Minister quits

Libya's Interior Minister Abdel Fattah Younes al Abidi has announced his defection and support for the "February 17 revolution," news channel Al Jazeera reported.

23/02/2011 | World

EU evacuates thousands from Libya

"There are around 10,000 EU citizens in Libya. The operation of evacuation has started with EU member states," the spokesman said during a regular news briefing of the European Commission.

23/02/2011 | World

'Libyan gov't will be held accountable for its actions,' Hillary Clinton

The United States said it was looking at imposing sanctions on Libya to punish it for a violent crackdown on protesters, balancing tougher rhetoric with efforts to safely evacuate Americans.

21/02/2011 | World

EU condemns Libyan repression, worried on migrants

European Union foreign ministers condemned the killing of anti-government protesters in Libya as they met to discuss the fallout from the wave of unrest sweeping North Africa and the Middle East.

22/02/2011 | World

Brent, US crude at 2.5- year highs, producers holding informal meeting

Both Brent and US crude oil rallied to 2.5-year highs on concerns the revolt in Libya could spread to other major oil producers in the Middle East and North Africa.

22/02/2011 | World

US urges international community to repudiate violence in Libya

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Libya must end violence against protesters seeking to end Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule and the United States would take "appropriate steps" in time.

20/02/2011 | World

EU calls for immediate end of violence in Libya

The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called on the Libyan authorities to immediately put a stop to violence against anti-government protesters and begin broad-based dialogue on reforms.

21/02/2011 | World

Gaddafi son warns of civil war as turmoil spreads

Libya's Muammar Gaddafi will fight a popular revolt to "the last man standing," one of his sons said after protests broke out in the capital for the first time following days of unrest in the city of Benghazi.

21/02/2011 | World

Argentines in Libya, 'safe'

Argentines residing in Libya are safe despite unrest, the Argentine Embassy informed. “We have contacted around 70 Argentines who live in Libya and they are all right,” assured diplomat Javier Mario García, adding most of them will leave the country “within the next hours.”

23/08/2011 | Latin America

Venezuela's Chávez says Gaddafi still Libya's leader

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said he will only recognize a Libyan government led by his friend and ally Muammar Gaddafi and accused the United States of inciting the country's civil war.

20/10/2011 | Latin America

Chávez says ‘martyr’ Gaddafi was killed

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez qualified the ex leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, as “a martyr,” and assured he “was outrageously killed.”

19/03/2011 | Latin America

Chávez denounces military action in Libya

Western military action in Libya is aimed at seizing the North African country's oil reserves, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said.

26/04/2011 | Latin America

Chávez says Gaddafi officials in Venezuela

A delegation of Libyan officials is in Venezuela to discuss possible peaceful solutions to the war in the North African country, Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez said.

23/08/2011 | Latin America

Brazil says believes Libya will respect contracts

Brazil has received information the contracts of Brazilian companies will be respected by a new government in Libya despite the South American country's failure to back the rebellion, the foreign minister told reporters today

21/01/2012 | Sports

Shocks and tear gas open Nations Cup

Lowly Equatorial Guinea stunned Libya and Zambia upset Senegal as the African Nations Cup began with surprises as well as tear gas outside the stadium in Bata Saturday.

03/03/2011 | Entertainment

Beyonce says she donated Gaddafi performance fee

Grammy award winner Beyonce has said she donated the money she earned at a private party in 2009 to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti after learning the promoter had links to the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

20/10/2011 | Multimedia

Celebrations erupt in Libya

NTC fighters hoisted the red, black and green national flag above a large utilities building in the center of a newly-captured Sirte neighborhood and celebratory gunfire broke out among their ecstatic and relieved comrades.