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.
The worse the dictator, the more bizarre his rant, history has shown us.
Libya accused Britain of damaging an oil pipeline in an air strike, hours after rebels said government attacks had halted production of oil.
Nato, accused of mission failure by Libya’s rebels, vowed on Wednesday to do all to protect civilians in Misrata.
Libya’s rebel army has accused Nato of being too slow to order air strikes, allowing Muammar Gaddafi’s forces to slaughter people in Misrata.
The ICC says it has evidence Muammar Gaddafi’s government planned to put down protests by killing civilians before the uprising in Libya.
Libya’s government said on Tuesday it is ready to negotiate reforms, but only as long as Muammar Gaddafi is not forced out.
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre" in Misrata, evacuees said on Monday, as Libya said it was ready to discuss political reform.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces were staging a "massacre" in the Libyan city of Misrata on Monday, even as Turkey said it was trying to broker a ceasefire.
Libyan rebels insisted on Monday that the whole Gaddafi family must leave before there can be any truce with regime forces.
A Libyan envoy has begun a trip to Europe to discuss an end to fighting, but gave no sign of any climbdown in a war that has ground to a stalemate.
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi shelled a building in Misrata early on Sunday to try to dislodge rebels from their last big stronghold.
At least 10 rebels were killed by a air strike on Friday, fighters at the scene said, in an increasingly chaotic battle with Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
Muammar Gaddafi’s government scorned rebel conditions for a nationwide ceasefire, and there was no sign of diplomatic efforts cooling the conflict.
In the fluctuating fortunes of Libya’s military uprising, the rebels advanced on Muammar Gaddafi’s home town, Sirte, retaking lost ground.
The US and Britain consider arming the Libyan rebels if airstrikes fail to dislodge Gaddafi.
Rebels cheered the defection of a Libyan minister as a sign that Muammar Gaddafi’s rule was crumbling, but US officials warned he was far from beaten.
Despite Muammar Gaddafi’s human rights record Denel had plans to sell him weapons.
Last year a SA delegation met Gaddafi with a simple purpose: to sell massive quantities of the most lethal weaponry.
While Africa has the right to be sceptical about the West’s intentions, it also has a duty to protect Libyan citizens.
Julius Malema, did not mention President Jacob Zuma by name when he addressed a youth league regional conference in Limpopo.
The noose is tightening around Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family after his foreign minister and another top diplomat defected.
At least 40 civilians have been killed in air strikes by Western forces on Tripoli, the top Vatican official in the Libyan capital said on Thursday.
South Africa will not call for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down, the Cabinet decided at a meeting this week.
Libya Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, one of Muammar Gaddafi’s closest advisers, has defected and flown to Britain.
Disagreement over arming the rebels battling Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi emerged on Wednesday with three countries opposing the idea.
The belief that countries need strong dictators runs deep, but Kenya, Namibia and South Sudan point the way to a freer future.
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.
An international coalition piled pressure on Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday to quit, pledging to continue military action against his 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.
World powers were meeting in London on Tuesday seeking to plot out an endgame for Muammar Gaddafi’s tottering regime.