Libyan jets intensify bombing of rebel-held areas

Libyan jets pummeled rebel-held Ras Lanuf and took control of oil town of Zawiyah, amid growing global pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to quit as France became the first country to recognise the......

NATO begins surveillance of Libyan air space

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation spy planes mounted a 24-hour air space surveillance over Libya, as British Defence Secretary Liam Fox hinted that a no-fly zone could be enforced without wiping......

Libya: Gaddafi's forces take over rebel-held city

Tanks of Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Wednesday broke into the embattled western Libyan city of Zawiyah while his fighters pounded the oil port of Ras Lanuf. The tanks rolled into Zawiyah after......

Fighting, explosions kill 49 in Libya

Pro-Gaddafi forces were locked in a fierce battle with rebels in Libya's east to reclaim the lost territory as the regime scrambled hard to quell fresh protests in Tripoli, amid reports that at......