LIBYA

NATO has carried out its heaviest air strikes against Libya's capital Tripoli on Tuesday in more than two months of bombing, amid upbeat comments from France and the United States on overthrowing Muammar Gaddafi's rule, reported Reuters.

President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron laid out their broad guidelines for using force against other nations in the context of a wide-ranging opinion piece on Tuesday which touched upon rising democratic movements in the Middle East and the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.

Obama's European tour continued with the meeting of important British leaders such as Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace as well the 'Royal Couple' Prince William and Catherine Middleton after his trip to Ireland.

Obama's European tour continued with the meeting of important British leaders such as Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace as well the 'Royal Couple' Prince William and Catherine Middleton after his trip to Ireland.

With the conflict in Libya appearing increasingly like a protracted stalemate, Congress is debating whether it must vote to sanction continued U.S. operations.

The relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is unique and indispensable, said British Foreign Secretary William Hague.

NATO airstrikes had killed three people and wounded 150 after a heavy explosion heard in Tripoli on Tuesday, Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said.

U.S. President Barack Obama begins his visit to Britain where he and Prime Minister David Cameron will hold talks focusing on Libya and the Middle East.

French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said that France and Britain would deploy attack helicopters in Libya to achieve more accurate strikes on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, a Reuters report said on Monday.

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Tunisian foreign minister Mouldi Kefi said he believed that Libyan oil minister Shokri Ghanem, was no longer working for the Gaddafi regime.

European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton pledged support for rebels in east Libya, Reuters reported on Sunday.

Tunisian Foreign Minister Mouldi Kefi said that he believed Libyan Oil Minister Shokri Ghanem is no longer working for Gaddafi regime, Reuters reported on Monday.

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Oil fell sharply on Friday with U.S. light crude tumbling more than $2 toward $96 per barrel as the dollar rose and investors worried about the outlook for global growth and about the health of the euro zone.

Anton Hammerl, the 41-year-old South African photographer who had gone missing in Libya, is believed to be dead, say his family members.They said he was apparently killed in the Libyan desert by Moammar Gadhafi's forces

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces have faced yet another major blow after Nato air strikes hit eight of his warships on the ports of Tripoli, Al Khums and Sirte.

TRIPOLI- The Syrian refugees fleeing to northern Lebanon were stopped on Thursday, as the Syrian and Lebanese authorities set out to close the border, a local media reported.

President Barack Obama has said Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi will either leave power soon or be forced out. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Gaddafi's wife and daughter Aisha have fled to Tunisia.

Here is the White House text of President Barack Obama‘s speech on the Middle East, as prepared for delivery.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wife and daughter have fled for Tunisia, a Tunisian security source told Reuters.