Kareem Fahim And David D Kirkpatrick

After a second night of American and European strikes by air and sea against Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's forces, European nations on Monday rejected Libyan claims that civilians had been killed. Pro-Gaddafi forces were reported, meanwhile, to be holding out against the allied campaign to break their hold on the ground while enforcing a no-fly zone.Re...

Forces loyal to Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi continued their onslaught on both the eastern and western fronts on Tuesday, with warplanes renewing airstrikes here after taunting rebels with flyovers and bombing runs near this coastal city's oil refinery.The air attacks, which wounded a family of five on Monday, came amid reports of a possible peace of...

In a sign of mounting frustration among rebel leaders over Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's diminished but unyielding grip on power, rebel leaders here are debating whether to ask for Western airstrikes under the United Nations banner, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations. By invoking the United Nations, a council of opposition lea...

Mercenaries and army forces put down an attempt by protesters on Friday to break Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's hold on this capital city, opening fire on crowds who had taken to the streets after prayers to mount their first major challenge to the government's crackdown, witnesses said. The bloodshed heightened a standoff that has pitted Colonel Gaddaf...

After a second night of American and European strikes by air and sea against Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's forces, European nations on Monday rejected Libyan claims that civilians had been killed. Pro-Gaddafi forces were reported, meanwhile, to be holding out against the allied campaign to break their hold on the ground while enforcing a no-fly zone.Re...

Forces loyal to Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi continued their onslaught on both the eastern and western fronts on Tuesday, with warplanes renewing airstrikes here after taunting rebels with flyovers and bombing runs near this coastal city's oil refinery.The air attacks, which wounded a family of five on Monday, came amid reports of a possible peace of...

In a sign of mounting frustration among rebel leaders over Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's diminished but unyielding grip on power, rebel leaders here are debating whether to ask for Western airstrikes under the United Nations banner, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations. By invoking the United Nations, a council of opposition lea...

Mercenaries and army forces put down an attempt by protesters on Friday to break Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's hold on this capital city, opening fire on crowds who had taken to the streets after prayers to mount their first major challenge to the government's crackdown, witnesses said. The bloodshed heightened a standoff that has pitted Colonel Gaddaf...