Forces loyal to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi killed seven rebels in a counter-attack in a key town on Tuesday, hospital sources said as the leader's camp vowed to push on with a war to crush a five-month uprising.
North Africans are flocking to Italy and Europe in large numbers, testing the continents infrastructure.
Twenty-five men died on a boat escaping the Libyan conflict.
Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were militiamen allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions about divisions and
lawlessness within rebel ranks.
Think a U.S. Government default on its debt won't affect you immediately? Think again: a default would likely weaken the dollar substantially, pushing up oil prices almost immediately, and that would send already-high U.S. gas prices to the stratosphere.
Libya's rebel military commander was shot dead in an incident that remained shrouded in mystery, dealing a blow to Western-backed forces labouring in a campaign to topple Muammar Gaddafi.
French and Italian oil majors Total SA and Eni SpA reported lower second-quarter profits on Friday, reflecting dollar weakness and production outages partly due to fighting in Libya which shut some fields.
French and Italian oil majors Total SA and Eni SpA reported lower second-quarter profits on Friday due to a weak dollar and the fighting in Libya which shut down fields.
France's Total posted lower quarterly earnings on Friday as higher crude prices failed to make up for unfavorable exchange rates, production losses in the North Sea and Libya, and a weak refining business.
Eman al-Obaidy, an alleged rape victim from Libya who fled the country and is currently staying in the U.S., remained tight-lipped though she publicly accused Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces of gang-raping her in March.
A majority in each country polled (except Lebanon) thinks Iranian involvement in the Middle East is largely negative.
U.S. visa restrictions on Russian officials linked to the death of hedge fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky could become a "serious irritant" in bilateral relations and provoke a response from Moscow, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc and other big oil groups reported a jump in profits on Thursday, as high oil prices masked the impact of lower crude and gas production.
A majority in each country polled (except Lebanon) thinks Iranian involvement in the Middle East is largely negative.
Get a glimpse of the battle for Libya's future
The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland made a rare public appearance on Tuesday at a rally in support of Muammar Gaddafi.
Libya's rebel leader said on Wednesday that his council had offered to allow Muammar Gaddafi to stay in the country provided he step down first, but that this offer had now expired.
The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK will recognize the Libyan rebels as the "sole governmental authority" of that war-torn country.
An official said the reported NATO airstrike was on a small clinic in Zliten, east of Tripoli. Additionally, the government said that airstrike killed at least seven people.
Efforts to find a deal to end the civil war in Libya intensified on Tuesday, with a U.N. special envoy heading for Tripoli and Western powers signalling that Muammar Gaddafi could stay in the country if he gives up power.
Efforts to find a deal to end the civil war in Libya intensified on Tuesday, with a U.N. special envoy heading for Tripoli and Western powers signalling that Muammar Gaddafi could stay in the country if he gives up power.
While it is clear that Breivik had held radical Christian views and was a confirmed anti-Muslim, there is still no conclusive evidence to suggest that he had sculpted himself into a homegrown terrorist with established agenda. It is possible that the attacker was a demented, narcissistic killer who was misguided by the notion of a single person being able to change the world.
