US officials hold talks with Gaddafi government

United States officials have held rare face-to-face talks with representatives of Muammar Gaddafi's government and asked the Libyan leader to step down. Officials of the US and the Gaddafi regime......

UN pulls out staff as Libyan forces pound Misurata

Pro-Gaddafi forces pounded the port and launched a new armoured incursion into the western besieged city of Misurata on Monday, as the United Nations pulled out its staff from the Libyan capital......

Nato strike kills Gaddafi's son, 3 grandchildren

Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO air strike that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren under the age of 12 in his bastion of Tripoli, hours after the alliance rejected the......

Libya: Fierce war on; Gaddafi rejects ceasefire

Fierce fighting raged on Saturday between the rebels and troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for the control of the eastern oil town of Brega as the government of the embattled leader dismissed......

Three Indians in lead at Dubai Open chess

Talented youngster M R Lalith Babu put up a fine show to beat International Master Sergey Kayumov of Uzbekistan in the second round of Dubai International Open chess championship, for the Sheikh......

Ramesh holds Evgeny Vladimirov

Grandmaster R B Ramesh held top seed GM Evgeny Vladimirov of Kazkhstan to an easy draw to take joint-third position after the seventh round in the Masters section of 14th Abu Dhabi chess festival......

Harikrishna in joint-third place

Grandmaster Pendyala Harikrishna scored an emphatic victory over GM Safin Shukhrat of Uzbekistan to move to the joint third position after the third round in the Masters' section of Abu Dhabi Chess......

Harikrishna makes winning start

Grandmaster Pendyala Harikrishna started his campaign with a fine victory over compatriot WGM Nisha Mohota in the first round of the Masters' section of the US$16000 14th Abu Dhabi Chess......