Anti-aircraft fire rang out across Tripoli for a third night on Monday, but air attacks on Libya are likely to slow.
Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts on Monday and his southern strongholds and a navy base were bombed.
Jacob Zuma on Monday warned against foreign military intervention in Libya, saying UN members may not go beyond the terms of a March 17 resolution.
US and allied forces have effectively established a no-fly zone over Libya and halted an offensive by Muammar Gaddafi against rebels in Benghazi.
Muammar Gaddafi’s tanks and other army vehicles smouldered on a strategic road in east Libya on Sunday after Western powers launched air strikes.
Western forces hit targets along the Libyan coast on Saturday, using strikes from air and sea to force Muammar Gaddafi’s troops to cease fire.
Residents of the rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata said government shells and snipers killed nine people on Saturday.
The first shot in a UN-mandated intervention in Libya was fired by a French aircraft and destroyed a military vehicle at about 4.45pm.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces pushed into the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire.
US, European, Arab and African leaders gather in Paris on Saturday for a summit on Libya with the threat of military strikes growing more intense.
The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire.
Rebel leaders urge a strike against Gaddafi’s compound as his forces close in on Benghazi.
Libya on Friday announced an immediate ceasefire in the month-long battle against rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.
A coalition of Western nations mobilised on Friday to launch quick air strikes against Libya after the United Nations approved military action.
The credibility of the fact-finding mission that the African Union will send to Libya has come under fire in South Africa.
The Obama administration strongly backed a United Nations vote on Thursday for a no-fly zone and other help for Libyan rebels.
The international community must act clearly and decisively to support the uprising in Libya, writes British High Commissioner <b>Nicola Brewer</b>.
Libya warned on Thursday it could target all Mediterranean air and sea traffic in the case of foreign military intervention.
A trickle of Libyan refugees has become a flood after Muammar Gaddafi’s troops entered the rebel bastion of Ajdabiyah, a key city.
The US, in a sharp shift in tone, wants the United Nations to authorise not just a no-fly zone to aid Libyan rebels but also air strikes.
Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi said his forces would fight a "decisive battle" on Thursday.
Libya’s army pounded an opposition-held city in the country’s west and battled fighters trying to block its advance on a rebel bastion in the east.
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are near the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and "everything will be over in 48 hours", Gaddafi’s son says.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces pushed eastwards towards the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and his government predicted victory within days.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces seized two strategic towns in eastern Libya on Tuesday, forcing rebel fighters to beat a hasty retreat.
President Jacob Zuma will travel to Libya within the next days along with AU counterparts to assess the crisis gripping the North African state.
The giddy prospect of a third revolution in the Arab world, with Libya following Tunisia and Egypt into a brave new democratic era, is fading.
Forces loyal to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi attacked a rebel-held town on Monday, as the major powers remained split on measures to ground his warplanes.
Almost everything is against the ragtag rebel army in Libya but they will not be deterred.
Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi on Monday launched attacks on a key town.
France is stepping up efforts to persuade world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi’s troops battled rebel fighters.
Rebels flee Ras Lanuf and call on the UN to impose a no-fly zone as Gaddafi’s forces recapture strategically important towns.