Dragged from hiding in a drainage pipe, a wounded Muammar Gaddafi raised his hands and begged revolutionary fighters: “Don’t kill me, my sons.”

LIBYA is celebrating today after the death of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

One of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons has been killed and another injured, Libyan officials confirmed tonight.

CIVILIANS pouring out of Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte said the horror of the battle for the city finally forced them to conquer their fear of the besieging new regime forces and leave.

Volunteer fighters poured in from the Libyan capital and other towns held by the former rebels today to join what they expect to be the final battle for Bani Walid, one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last remaining strongholds.

INTERPOL has issued red notices for the arrest of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the country’s ex-head of military intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi.

Muammar Gaddafi supporters rocketed a front line south of Tripoli today, testing the patience of the country’s new leaders as a grace period for the holdouts to surrender runs out.

Interpol has issued red notices for the arrest of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the country’s ex-head of military intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi.

Rebels hunting the top officials in Muammar’s Gaddafi’s ousted regime have captured his foreign minister and are closing in on Gaddafi himself, rebel officials said today.

Two men claiming to be Muammar Gaddafi’s sons have made conflicting appeals from hiding, one of them calling for talks with rebel leaders and the other urging the regime’s loyalists to fight to the death.

A man claiming to be Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam is vowing to fight to the death and says nobody will surrender.

Libyan rebels today claimed they were less than 20 miles from Muammar Gaddafi's main stronghold of Tripoli, a day after opposition fighters launched their first attack on the capital itself.

The Libyan government says Muammar Gaddafi will not step down but the regime is ready to discuss changes in how the country is governed.

The British-educated son of Libya’s leader says the country’s foreign minister defected for health reasons and has no new information to offer UK authorities questioning him about the Lockerbie bombing.

LIBYAN protest leaders established a transitional “national council” yesterday in cities seized from Muammar Gaddafi, as world leaders called on him to quit and protesters closed in on Tripoli.

Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors who control the city closest to the capital Tripoli today prepared to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi surrounding Zawiya.

MILITIAS loyal to Muammar Gaddafi shot and killed protesters as they streamed from mosques and marched across the Libyan capital yesterday to demand an end to the regime.

DEEP cracks opened up in Muammar Gaddafi’s regime after more than 40 years in power, with diplomats abroad and the justice minister at home resigning, air force pilots defecting and a fire raging at the main government hall after clashes in the capital Tripoli.

Libyan protesters and security forces battled for control of Tripoli’s city centre overnight, with snipers opening fire and Muammar Gaddafi supporters shooting from speeding vehicles, witnesses have said.

DOZENS of people were injured in clashes in Benghazi, a hospital in the eastern city said yesterday, as Libya braced for a “Day of Anger” following revolts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia.

LIBYA will resist demands for compensation over attacks by the IRA, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said yesterday as the fall-out from the Lockerbie bomber’s release continues.

FAMILIES of Libyan children infected with Aids have accepted more than $400 million (€290m) in compensation, a move which could lead to a death sentence on six foreign medics being lifted.