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.
G8 powers have shied away from imposing a no-fly zone to protect Libyans from assault by ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
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.
Europe and the US stepped up pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to quit, while on the ground his forces used their strength to press their advantage.
Legacy Hotel Holdings chief executive Bart Dorrestein has pledged that his Libyan minority shareholders will not pay any dividends back to Libya
Rebels battling Muammar Gaddafi appealed on Friday for arms and medical aid, while the EU insisted the Libyan strongman step down "without delay".
Up to 10 000 Libyans poured onto the streets of Benghazi on Friday, demanding that Muammar Gaddafi quit and praying for victory in the uprising.
President Jacob Zuma has ordered the Treasury to freeze assets linked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his associates, a government official said.
The momentum in the Libyan conflict is shifting in favour of Muammar Gaddafi whose forces are "robustly equipped" with Russian weapons.
Now more than ever Muammar Gaddafi is an easy man to disbelieve.
Western powers tightened the screws on Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, reaching out to his opponents and warning time is running out.
The government on Thursday sought to counter criticism of President Jacob Zuma for taking a phone call from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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.