The Obama administration recently played down a proposal to establish a no-fly zone over Libya.
Interpol delivered a global alert against Gaddafi and 15 members of his inner circle to help police around the world enforce United Nations sanctions.
The man who overthrew a monarch 41 years ago
is now but a pale shadow of his predecessor.
<b>Martin Chulov</b> talks to leaders at Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, during a pause in the fighting.
Muammar Gaddafi has warned "thousands" would die if the West launched a military intervention in Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi, orchestrating a populist response to rebels threatening his rule, blamed al-Qaeda on Wednesday for creating turmoil.
Libya leader Moammar Gadaffi insisted his people loved him but was slammed as "delusional" as Western nations prepared on Tuesday to ramp up pressure.
China said on Tuesday it hoped the crisis in Libya would be resolved though talks, and suggested it had misgivings about any military action.
South Africa and the African Union have adopted a kid-gloves approach, failing to condemn Gadaffi.
Pressure mounted on Monday on Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi as anti-regime forces overran towns in his traditional western stronghold.
Rebels awaited a counter-attack by Moammar Gadaffi’s forces on Monday, after the Libyan leader defied calls for him to quit.
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/ 26 February 2011
Poor neighbourhoods in Tripoli openly defied Moammar Gadaffi on Saturday as his grip on power after 41 years of rule looked increasingly tenuous.
The Gadaffi family could have billions of dollars of funds hidden away in secret bank accounts in Dubai, Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf.
Moammar Gadaffi was looking increasingly isolated after damaging defections by senior regime figures and key military commanders and units.
And there is barely a trace left of Libya’s dictator in the city where he launched his rise to power.
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/ 24 February 2011
At least 30 000 people, mainly Tunisian and Egyptian, have fled violence in Libya, the International Organisation for Migration said.
Eastern Libya was in full revolt on Thursday as veteran strongman Moammar Gadaffi made good his bloodcurdling vow to cling to power.
World leaders condemned Moammar Gadaffi’s bloody crackdown on a revolt that has split Libya, but took little action to halt the bloodshed.
Libyan television on Tuesday dismissed as "lies" allegations that security forces are massacring protesters.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi’s four-decade-old rule appeared in increasing jeopardy on Monday.
Anti-government protests reached the capital of Libya for the first time as several cities in the east appeared to be in the hands of the opposition.
The death toll from four days of violence centred on the Libyan city of Benghazi has passed 100, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.
Libya forces have killed dozens of protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi in the latest violence to threaten Moammar Gadaffi’s authority.
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/ 17 February 2011
Riot police stormed through a Manama square early on Thursday firing rubber bullets and tear gas in a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Libya faced a nationwide "Day of Anger" on Thursday called by cyber-activists, two days after clashes in second city Benghazi left dozens injured.