Rebel fighters have captured Muammar Gaddafi’s heavily fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli — but there was no sign of the Libyan leader.
Many lives could have been saved if the African Union had been allowed to carry out its initiatives on Libya, says President Jacob Zuma.
Libyan rebels have launched a massive offensive on Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli, as the strongman’s son refuted reports of his own arrest.
A son of Muammar Gaddafi who rebels said they had captured made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight.
Remnants of forces still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi staged a desperate stand in Tripoli on Tuesday as rebels fought their way into the capital.
The head of Libya’s rebel national council has urged his fighters to respect the law and not take violent revenge against Gaddafi loyalists.
The implosion of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s 41-year-old rule will put a new spring in the step of the Arab revolutions.
Tanks opened fire at rebels trying to storm Muammar Gaddafi’s main compound in Tripoli on Monday, although his whereabouts remained unknown.
Jubilant rebel fighters have swept into the heart of Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi’s forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets.
Muammar Gaddafi has urged Libyans to take up arms and crush an uprising in Tripoli as rebel troops closed on the capital for a final onslaught.
Foreign nationals are due to be evacuated from Tripoli on a boat to Malta as fighting between rebels and Muammar Gaddafi’s forces reached the capital.
Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli through the night as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital.
Former president Thabo Mbeki says the Libyan conflict could’ve been stopped sooner if the western world had listened to African leaders.
Libyan rebel chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says "the end is very near" for Moammar Gadaffi and that it will be "catastrophic".
With his flipped-round baseball cap and "Just Do It" T-shirt, Tareg Gazel looks like any other 19-year-old. But his job is to kill Gaddafi snipers.
Rebels to the west and east of Libya’s capital fought forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of oil facilities vital to winning the war.
Rebels may have fought their way to Zawiyah but for many supporters of Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli, the battle may as well be a million miles away.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urged his people early on Monday to "liberate Libya" from Nato and traitors, a day after rebels captured a key town.
Rebels have hoisted their flag in a strategic town near Tripoli after the most dramatic advance in months, cutting off important routes.
Libyan rebels have fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli in their most significant advance in months.
Libyan government forces and rebels have clashed around the western town of Zawiyah as insurgents try to push ever closer to Tripoli.
An imprisoned Libyan army colonel says Moammar Gadaffi’s regime is riddled with divisions and is in the process of collapse.
A civil society group has criticised the United States for trying to be the "policeman of the world" and interfering in the affairs of other nations.
In Libya’s civil war, where conflicting accusations collide, there is little doubt about the conflict’s human toll, no matter its nature or numbers.
Libya’s rebel leader sacked the executive office of his de-facto government on Monday in a move to end a crisis after the death of a rebel general.
Libya’s rebel leader sacked the executive office of his de-facto government on Monday in a move to end a crisis after the death of a rebel general.
Libyan rebels have battled to defend their gains in the face of an offensive by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, holding on to strategic Bir Ghanam.
A rebel blueprint for a post-Gaddafi Libya would retain much of the regime’s infrastructure in the hope of averting an Iraq-style descent into chaos.
Libya’s rebels say a Nato air attack has killed Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, commander of one of the most loyal and best-equipped military units.
Rebels who seized the government-held town of Ghazaia describe themselves as "liberators", but there were no cheers when they rolled in.
Libyan rebels have clashed with an armed gang said to be loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in a sign of growing lawlessness.
Rebels have encircled Muammar Gaddafi’s last stronghold in Libya’s Western Mountains region and hope to seize it soon.