The rebel forces in Libya, whose vanguard has been blunted by fierce attacks by Gaddafi, have accused the NATO of failing to stop crucial supplies to the government forces.
Brent crude oil prices rose to a 2-1/2-year high above $123 a barrel on Wednesday before erasing the majority of gains in volatile trade as market players fretted the recent rally was overdone.
Turkey wants Moammar Gaddafi to step down as the ruler of Libya, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, in the wake of discussions with both Libyan government officials and representatives of the opposition.
Livejournal, the popular blogging site, is has been reporting distributed denial of service attacks over the last week, and some are blaming the Russian government.
Moammar Gaddafi has sent U.S. President Barack Obama a three-page letter in which he asked the western coalition to stop bombing Libya.
Donald Trump is the most sensational candidate to informally announce his candidacy for the 2012 presidential election.
Angelina Jolie, who is in Tunisia doing charity work, appeared with a new tattoo on her left arm.
Libyan gunmen are reportedly shooting sub-Saharan refugees who seek to escape Libya by boat, according to a report in the UK newspaper The Independent.
A former U.S. politician plans to meet with Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi in Tripoli in order to propose a peace plan, according to CNN.
Oil prices hit fresh peaks on Wednesday, rising to their highest since August 2008, buoyed by unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and dollar weakness ahead of an expected European Central Bank interest rate rise.
Oil prices hit fresh peaks on Wednesday, rising to highest since August 2008, buoyed by unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and dollar weakness ahead of an expected European Central Bank interest rate increase.
Oil prices held near a 2-1/2 year peak on Wednesday, supported by unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and dollar weakness ahead of an expected European Central Bank interest rate increase.
A boat carrying illegal migrants from North Africa capsized near the Italian island of Lampedusa, rendering about 130 people missing, according to Italy’s coast guard officials.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says that the regime of Moammar Gaddafi planned to kill civilians even before the revolt in Libya commenced as a way for the government to stave off the kind of rebellion witnessed in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt.
With time running short, President Barack Obama failed on Tuesday to break a deadlock in budget talks between his Democrats and Republicans that threatens a partial shutdown of the government.
With time running short, President Barack Obama failed on Tuesday to break a deadlock in budget talks between his Democrats and Republicans that threatens a partial shutdown of the government.
With time running short, President Barack Obama failed on Tuesday to break a deadlock in budget talks between his Democrats and Republicans that threatens a partial shutdown of the government.
Soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi have again taken the key oil port of Brega, driving away rebel forces 20 kilometers away to Ajdabiya under a heavy bombardment of rocket and artillery fire.
Brent crude jumped to a 2-1/2 year peak above $122 a barrel on Tuesday, gaining for a fourth day as conflict and unrest in Africa and the Middle East more than offset China's latest interest rate hike.
Air strikes on Libyan military targets by western coalition forces are being hampered by the use of “human shields” by Moammar Gaddafi’s regime, according to a senior NATO official.
Oil prices rose to fresh 2-1/2 year highs on Tuesday, with Brent crude topping $122 a barrel as unrest in oil exporting countries in the Middle East and Africa outweighed China's fourth interest rate hike since October.
Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi, has dismissed the importance of the country’s former foreign minister, Moussa Koussa, who has defected to Britain and reportedly providing intelligence to U.K. officials.
