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  Tripoli Under Control Of Gaddafi forces, Claims His Son Saif

  World | August 23, 2011 9:54 IST

  Tripoli, Aug 23 : Tripoli is “under control” of the regime, a son of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi claimed early today, after rebels said they had taken most of the capital and gunfire rattled the

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  Libya Rebels Say They Control Zliten

  World | August 20, 2011 7:31 IST

  Benghazi, Aug 20 : Libyan rebels said they seized control of Zliten from Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Friday , only hours after reporting they were in the centre of the town, 150 kilometres east of

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  Fresh Passports To Indians Returning From Libya

  India | August 01, 2011 17:27 IST

  Jalandhar, Aug 1: The process of allotting fresh passports to the Indians returning from strife-torn Libya on “emergency slips” has started, an official said today.  “Fresh passports to 248 persons, who returned from Libya on

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  Blasts Shake Tripoli

  World | July 30, 2011 8:36 IST

  Tripoli, Jul 30 : Several explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, an AFP journalist said early today, the latest of many blasts in a city which has been targeted almost daily by NATO air

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  Gaddafi Regime Declared No Longer Legitimate

  World | July 15, 2011 22:02 IST

  Istanbul, Jul 15: More than 30 nations, including the United States, today declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime is no longer legitimate and formally recognized Libya's main opposition group as the country's government.In a

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  Gaddafi Shouts, Lashes Out At NATO

  World | July 09, 2011 7:49 IST

  Tripoli (Libya), Jul 9: An agitated Muammar Gaddafi lashed out at those seeking to push him from power, warning in an audio message broadcast on state TV that NATO and his other enemies will be

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  Gaddafi Threatens To Attack West Over Airstrikes

  World | July 02, 2011 14:54 IST

  Libya, Jul 2 : Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi on Friday threatened to carry out attacks on West in response to Nato airstrikes on his positions in Libya. Gaddafi, sought by the International Criminal Court for a

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  Libya Says 9 Civilians Killed In NATO Airstrike

  World | June 20, 2011 12:08 IST

  Tripoli: Libya's government said NATO warplanes struck a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday and killed nine civilians, including two children. Hours later, NATO confirmed one of its airstrikes went astray. The incident gave supporters of

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  Libyan Rebels Live By 'V' Sign

  World | June 18, 2011 12:26 IST

  Misrata, Libya, June 18: Libya's rebels are living by their slogan “We win or we die,” as daily funeral processions honor those killed in the four-month-old uprising to oust longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi.The rebels' all-or-nothing

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  Gaddafi Forces Attack Misrata As NATO Vows No Let-Up

  World | June 09, 2011 9:33 IST

  Benghazi, Jun 8 :Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked Libya's third-largest city Misrata today drawing no response from NATO despite a pledge by the alliance to press its air war, a rebel spokesman said.Between 2,000 and 3,000

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  Desperate Saudi Efforts To Stem Tide Of Change

  World | May 28, 2011 14:19 IST

  Riyadh, May 28: Saudi Arabia is flexing its financial and diplomatic might across the Middle East in a wide-ranging bid to contain the tide of change, shield other monarchies from popular discontent and avert the

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  AQ Khan Says, If Pak Had N-Bomb, It Would Not Have Lost 1971 War

  World | May 18, 2011 14:20 IST

  Islamabad, May 18: The father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb Dr A Q Khan says " If we had had nuclear capability before 1971, we would not have lost half of our country-present-day Bangladesh-after a disgraceful

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  2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya

  World | April 21, 2011 12:40 IST

  Misrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them

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  Gaddafi's Son Claims, Forces Have Not Committed Excesses

  World | April 18, 2011 17:21 IST

  Washington, Apr 18: Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif has hit out at Western nations for air raiding his country on a premise he termed as false as Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, while insisting

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  Fierce Fighting In Libya, 17 Killed

  World | April 18, 2011 12:23 IST

  Ajdabiya, Libya, April 18 :  Holding out under a rain of shelling and sniper fire, Libyan rebels fought Moammar Gadhafi's forces Sunday in close-quarters battles in the city center of Misrata, the last major rebel

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  Obama Says Gaddafi Is Feeling Pressure To Leave

  World | April 16, 2011 8:49 IST

  Chicago, Apr 15 : President Barack Obama says a military stalemate exists on the ground in Libya, but the United States and NATO have averted a “wholesale slaughter” and Muammar Gaddafi is under increasing pressure

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  Gaddafi's Forces Continue Assault

  World | April 15, 2011 10:46 IST

  Tripoli, Apr 15:  Forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi shelled a besieged western city on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, and new explosions rocked Tripoli as the US told a NATO meeting the

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  BRICS Leaders Criticize Use Of Force In Libya

  World | April 14, 2011 17:49 IST

  Sanya (China), Apr 14: India and four other nations of the BRICS grouping today collectively voiced their opposition to the use of force in Libya and pitched for a central role for the United Nations

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  Libya's Opposition Rejects AU Truce Plan

  World | April 12, 2011 9:34 IST

  Tripoli, Apr 11 : Libya's opposition Transitional National Council today rejected a peace plan proposed by the African Union mediators, saying longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi must accept their demand to relinquish power before any talks.“This

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  AP Photographer Located In Libya

  World | April 11, 2011 9:23 IST

  New York, Apr 10 :  An award-winning Associated Press photographer covering the conflict in Libya was located today after being missing for more than a day, the news agency said.Altaf Qadri was safe and unhurt,