Nato unexpectedly postponed a definite decision to end its bombing campaign in Libya as consultations continued with the United Nations and the country’s interim government over how and when to wind down the operation.

The head of Libya’s transitional government tried to reassure Western powers which helped topple Muammar Gaddafi that the country’s new leaders were moderate Muslims, after a speech that emphasised the Islamisation of Libya.

THE body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried today in a simple ceremony, attended by Muslim clerics, in a secret location in the Libyan desert, an official with the National Transitional Council said yesterday.

Libya's interim leader has ordered an investigation into Muammar Gaddafi's death after strong international pressure.

Dozens of bodies, apparently of Gaddafi loyalists, some of whom may have been executed by revolutionary forces, have been discovered in the Libyan town of Sirte.

Libya’s transitional leader has declared liberation of the country, three days after the death of its leader of four decades, Muammar Gaddafi.

Muammar Gaddafi was captured and possibly killed when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his home town, Sirte, transitional government officials said today.

A picture has been released which purports to show deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after he was killed today.

The US increased support for Libya’s new leaders today as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a surprise visit to Tripoli and pledged millions of dollars in extra aid.

Revolutionary forces captured fighters close to Mutassim Gaddafi, one of fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi’s sons in his father’s home town, but there was no confirmation that he had been captured, a Libyan spokesman said today.

Libya’s de facto leader said today he is optimistic the former rebels will declare total victory over forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in less than a week, opening the way for a transitional government to be formed within a month.

Jubilant revolutionary forces raised their flag today over a convention centre in Sirte that served as a base for Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists, but fighting surged elsewhere in the town.

Libyan revolutionary forces fired rockets into the western half of Muammar Gaddafi's home town today as hundreds of residents streamed out of the city to flee the fighting.

LIBYA’S leaders have named a new cabinet and promised to step down after the country is fully secured, putting an end to weeks of political infighting.

Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire while trying to flee Muammar Gaddafi’s home town along with hundreds of other residents, as forces loyal to the ousted regime engaged in heavy clashes with revolutionary fighters surrounding the city.

Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire today while trying to flee Muammar Gaddafi’s home town along with hundreds of other residents, as forces loyal to the ousted regime engaged in heavy clashes with revolutionary fighters surrounding the city.

The head of Libya’s National Transitional Council said today an interim government will be announced in the coming week.

Nato airstrikes pounded an area in Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown today, fighters said, while revolutionary forces surrounding the city came under rocket fire.

THE chief of Libya’s revolutionary movement has addressed a crowd of thousands in a landmark square in central Tripoli, calling for a democratic state with strong civic institutions.

Sharp splits are already emerging in the ranks of Libya's new rulers between Islamic conservatives and more secular figures competing for power even as the leadership begins to settle in Tripoli.

The Gaddafi regime warned British officials that there would be “dire consequences” for relations between the UK and Libya if Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died in his Scottish jail cell, it has emerged.

Rebel forces in Libya will lay siege to pro-Gaddafi cities until a deadline for their surrender expires next week, the opposition leader said today.

Muammar Gaddafi’s spokesman said today a surrender-by-Saturday ultimatum to the fugitive dictator’s henchmen in his home town would be rejected.

Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's wife and other relatives fled to Algeria today, its foreign ministry said.

MUAMMAR GADDAFI’S wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighbouring Algeria yesterday, firm evidence that the longtime leader has lost his grip on the country.

Members of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s family have entered Algeria, reports say.

Libyan rebels have freed more than 10,000 people from Muammar Gaddafi’s prisons since entering Tripoli last week, according to a military spokesman.

Libya’s rebels began as a disparate group of former government insiders, Western-leaning intellectuals, businessmen and even a smattering of ex-Islamist militants.

Thousands of mourners have joined the funeral procession for the Libyan rebels' military chief a day after he was gunned down under mysterious circumstances.

The head of the Libyan rebel armed forces was shot and killed just before arriving for questioning by rebel authorities, their political leader said in a carefully worded statement to reporters that gave few details on who was behind the killing.

GENERAL Abdel Fatah Younis, leader of Libya's rebel forces, has been killed, according to the National Transition Council.

Hundreds of rebels have launched a broad offensive against government forces in western Libya and seized three small towns, spokesmen say.

Nato warplanes have bombarded targets in Tripoli with more than 20 air strikes around Muammar Gaddafi’s residential compound early today, in what appeared to be the heaviest night of bombing in the Libyan capital since the Western alliance launched its air campaign against his forces.

Pressure is mounting on Muammar Gaddafi from within his stronghold in the Libyan capital, with increasing Nato air strikes, worsening shortages of fuel and goods and a wave of anti-government protests in several neighbourhoods, according to an activist.

France’s government says it will send a small number of military liaison officers to Libya to work with opposition forces, but no ground troops.

Muammar Gaddafi's forces pounded Misrata - the only western city still in rebel hands - with rocket fire as weary residents who have endured more than a month of fighting lashed out at Nato for failing to halt the deadly assault.

Libyan rebels, backed forcefully by European leaders, rejected a ceasefire proposal by African mediators because it did not insist that Muammar Gaddafi relinquish power.

Government forces killed six civilians in the city of Misrata today in an unrelenting campaign of shelling and sniper fire aimed at driving rebels from the main city they hold in western Libya, medical officials said.

Nato is investigating reports from Libyan rebels that a coalition warplane struck one of their positions that was firing into the air near the front line of the battle with Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.

A Libyan opposition leader says the rebels will accept a UN-demanded ceasefire if Muammar Gaddafi pulls his forces from all cities and allows peaceful protests.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi tightened his grip on the coastal road linking his territory to the rebel-controlled east today, pushing forward the front line in Libya's gruelling internal conflict.

A rebel leader pleaded with the international community today to approve a no-fly zone over Libya as Muammar Gaddafi's forces gained strength in the east, securing a key port city and oil refinery.