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  • world leaders step up pressure gaddafi beats rebels back

    World Leaders Step Up Pressure; Gaddafi Beats Rebels Back

    World | March 30, 2011 10:27 IST

    Tripoli/London, March 29: Mounting pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's to quit, world leaders today vowed to intensify air strikes to stop his "murderous attacks" on civilians as Libyan forces struck back at rebels advancing towards his

  • obama pushes for collective effort in libya

    Obama Pushes For 'Collective' Effort In Libya

    World | March 30, 2011 10:11 IST

    New York, Mar 30: US President Barack Obama has underlined the need for "collective" action in Libya where enforcement of UN resolution, authorising the use of force, is now under NATO control."We believe that the

  • failure to act in libya would have cost america dearly obama

    Failure To Act In Libya Would Have Cost America Dearly: Obama

    World | March 29, 2011 7:16 IST

    Washington, Mar 29 : Defending his decision to go for military operation to enforce the no-fly zone and protection of civilians in Libya, US President Barack Obama said that a failure to do so would

  • rebels close in on gaddafi s hometown

    Rebels Close In On Gaddafi's Hometown

    World | March 28, 2011 16:38 IST

    Ras Lanouf, Libya, March 28: Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country, after it was targeted for the first time by

  • us claims success against gaddafi s forces

    US Claims Success Against Gaddafi's Forces

    World | March 27, 2011 22:24 IST

    Washington, Mar 27: US today claimed major success in the campaign in Libya, with both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates saying that Gaddafi's military capacity had been substantially decimated with

  • libyan rebels claim to have taken brega

    Libyan Rebels Claim To Have Taken Brega

    World | March 27, 2011 7:46 IST

    Ajdabiya (Libya), Mar 26 : Rebels battling Moammar Gaddafi's regime today told AFP they had retaken the eastern town of Brega just hours after recapturing the strategic city of Ajadabiya in eastern Libya."We are in

  • gaddafi forces pushed back but remain a threat clinton

    Gaddafi Forces Pushed Back, But Remain A Threat: Clinton

    World | March 25, 2011 9:40 IST

    Washington, Mar 25: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that considerable progress has been made in enforcing the 'no-fly' zone over Libya but forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi remain a threat to people

  • us allies expect larger arab military role in libya

    US, Allies Expect Larger Arab Military Role In Libya

    World | March 24, 2011 11:23 IST

    Washington, Mar 23: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the United States expects "more announcements" of Arab participation in UN-backed military action in Libya in the coming days.Five days after the United States, Britain

  • more airstrikes in libya fighting rages for control of

    More Airstrikes In Libya; Fighting Rages For Control Of Cities

    World | March 23, 2011 9:27 IST

    Tripoli/Washington, Mar 22: Western forces today pounded several Libyan military targets across Tripoli as fighting raged in a number of cities between the rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and NATO allies tried to

  • un chief defends libya air strikes against doubters

    UN Chief Defends Libya Air Strikes Against Doubters

    World | March 23, 2011 9:19 IST

    Tunis, Mar 23: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has launched a strong defence of the air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi's forces which face growing criticism from doubters led by Russia and China.Raising the spectre of past

  • libya to free afp getty journalists

    Libya To Free AFP, Getty Journalists

    World | March 23, 2011 9:07 IST

    Tripoli, Mar 23: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has ordered the release of three journalists, including two AFP employees, held by his forces since the weekend after an appeal from AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog, his spokesman

  • mission not accomplished till gaddafi in power obama

    Mission Not Accomplished Till Gaddafi In Power: Obama

    World | March 23, 2011 8:04 IST

    Washington, Mar 23: US President Barack Obama ruled out any changes in the Operation Odyssey Dawn for Libya till its ruler Muammar Al Gaddafi was in power or till the time he changed his approach

  • libya rebels struggle to regroup us jet crashes

    Libya Rebels Struggle To Regroup; US Jet Crashes

    World | March 22, 2011 19:50 IST

    Ajdabiya, Mar 22: Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled rebels regrouping outside a strategic eastern city on Tuesday and his snipers and tanks controlled the streets of the last opposition-held city in the west, signaling a prolonged

  • opposition condemn airstrikes on libya

    Opposition Condemn Airstrikes On Libya

    India | March 22, 2011 16:42 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 22: A strong demand that Lok Sabha should unanimously pass a resolution condemning airstrikes on Libya by allied forces was made by several parties with the government saying it had already expressed

  • khamenei backs revolts accuses obama of lying

    Khamenei Backs Revolts, Accuses Obama Of Lying

    World | March 22, 2011 10:12 IST

    Tehran, Mar 21 :  Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used his new year's message today to slam the military intervention in Libya, back regional revolts, and accuse US President Barack Obama of lying."The US

  • anti gaddafi forces try to advance

    Anti-Gaddafi Forces Try To Advance

    World | March 22, 2011 15:43 IST

    ZWITINA, Libya, March 22:  Coalition forces bombarded Libya for a third straight night Monday, targeting the air defenses and forces of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi, stopping his advances and handing some momentum back to the

  • obama defends libya action in a letter to congress

    Obama Defends Libya Action In A Letter To Congress

    World | March 22, 2011 8:19 IST

    Washington, Mar 22: Two days after the US forces commenced operation to assist coalition forces to enforce the UN Security Council resolution of no-fly-zone over Libya, US President Barack Obama told the Congressional leadership that

  • medvedev in rare public clash with putin over libya

    Medvedev In Rare Public clash With Putin Over Libya

    World | March 22, 2011 8:10 IST

    Moscow, Mar 21: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today publicly criticised Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, terming his remarks likening the use of military force in Libya to a 'call for crusades' as "unacceptable".In what appeared to

  • gaddafi must go obama

    Gaddafi Must Go: Obama

    World | March 22, 2011 7:42 IST

    Washington, Mar 22: US President Barack Obama has asserted that it is America's policy that the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Gaddafi must go and his Administration has multiple tolls to ensure that this goal is

  • coalition bombards gaddafi s command centre near his home

    Coalition Bombards Gaddafi's Command Centre Near His Home

    World | March 22, 2011 15:29 IST

    Tripoli/Cairo, Mar 21: Western forces intensified strikes on Libyan defence targets flattening a command centre close to Muammar Gaddafi's private residence, as more nations joined the campaign in Libya and the Arab League declared its

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