Pakistan is up in arms over the cross-border air attack by Nato that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, saying it was a deliberate act of aggression.
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 have hoisted their flag in a strategic town near Tripoli after the most dramatic advance in months, cutting off important routes.
Rebels who seized the government-held town of Ghazaia describe themselves as "liberators", but there were no cheers when they rolled in.
Rebels have encircled Muammar Gaddafi’s last stronghold in Libya’s Western Mountains region and hope to seize it soon.
Rebels fighting in Libya’s western mountains prepared on Thursday for a new offensive against Muammar Gaddafi’s troops.
Libya’s rebel army has replaced ragtag volunteers with polished officers as it seeks to bolster its image as a credible adversary of Muammar Gaddafi.
Nato air strikes may force Libya to halt fighting by its army in the besieged port of Misrata and let local tribes take over the battle.
The United States has started using armed drones against Muammar Gaddafi’s troops, who battled rebels at close quarters on the streets of Misrata.
Nato may have to intensify attacks on government forces to break the military stalemate in Libya, while the UN pushes to help trapped civilians.
Fighting erupted on the eastern front in Libya’s civil war on Saturday as a Red Cross ship brought medical supplies to the besieged city of Misrata.
Libyan rebels said five fighters were killed when Nato bombed a tank column and a US general said they were unlikely to oust Muammar Gaddafi by force.
Libyan rebels pulled out of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on Wednesday under heavy bombardment from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
Muammar Gaddafi’s troops reversed the westward charge of Libyan rebels as world powers met in London on Tuesday to plot the country’s future.
Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s armour in eastern Libya on Friday to try to break a battlefield stalemate and help rebels take Ajdabiyah.
Nato said it would enforce a Libya no-fly zone but stopped short of taking full command of UN-backed military operations.
Western warplanes hit Libya for a fifth night on Thursday, but have so far failed to stop Muammar Gaddafi’s tanks shelling rebel-held towns.
Western warplanes silenced Muammar Gaddafi’s artillery and tanks besieging the rebel-held town of Misrata on Wednesday.
Western powers pounding Libya’s defences will wind up in the dustbin of history, said leader Muammar Gaddafi as his troops held back rebel advances.
Anti-aircraft fire rang out across Tripoli for a third night on Monday, but air attacks on Libya are likely to slow.
Western powers launched a second wave of air strikes on Libya early on Monday.
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.
The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire.
Nato and the EU begin two days of talks on Libya on Thursday focusing on a possible "no-fly" zone after a day of fierce fighting.
A Libyan insurgent said rebels had retaken the heart of the closest city to the capital from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday.
Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into warfare.
Intense automatic gunfire erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday, the first such outbreak in Muammar Gaddafi’s main stronghold.
Interpol delivered a global alert against Gaddafi and 15 members of his inner circle to help police around the world enforce United Nations sanctions.
Shah-e-Roon doesn’t have the energy, money or support from Pakistan’s government to help Madyan recover from floods that decimated the small town.
The worst floods in memory in Pakistan have affected more than three million people so far and the death toll has climbed over 1 400.
Evidence of ties between the failed New York bomber and Pakistan’s Taliban may only lead investigators to a murky militant network.
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/ 26 February 2010
At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital.