Libyan rebels pulled out of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on Wednesday under heavy bombardment from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
International powers meeting in London on Tuesday edged closer to an exile plan for embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
World powers were meeting in London on Tuesday seeking to plot out an endgame for Muammar Gaddafi’s tottering regime.
Efforts appear to be under way to offer Muammar Gaddafi a way of escape from Libya, with Italy saying it is trying to organise an African haven.
Libya’s ramshackle rebel army has pushed west to retake a series of towns from the forces of Muammar Gaddafi who are being pounded by air strikes.
US intelligence reports suggest that Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have placed the bodies of people they have killed at the sites of coalition air strikes.
Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes recaptured the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiyah on Saturday, pushing out Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s tanks and artillery in eastern Libya to try to break a battlefield stalemate.
Western warplanes bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s armour in eastern Libya on Friday to try to break a battlefield stalemate and help rebels take Ajdabiyah.
The humanitarian reasons for acting are clear, the practicalities are clear as mud.
East of the centre of Tripoli, crowds of Libyans are gathering to see first-hand evidence of the impact of the "colonialist crusader aggression".
The Libyan rebels watched in awe, some with a creeping admiration for their foe, as the narrow plumes of thick black smoke rose one after the other.
Support of the United Nations resolution was an attempt to avoid further criticism, diplomats say.
Nato said it would enforce a Libya no-fly zone but stopped short of taking full command of UN-backed military operations.
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.
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.
A push by several allies for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to take over operations in Libya ran into resistance from France on Monday.
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.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces pushed into the rebel-held city of Benghazi on Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire.
The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire.
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>.
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.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces pushed eastwards towards the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and his government predicted victory within days.