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Gül urges Gaddafi to step down as NATO nears deal

World President Abdullah Gül called on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down as soon as possible to prevent bloodshed and repetition of what happened in Iraq after a US-led invasion in 2003 and said this would “deny others the opportunity to plunder” Libya. full story
NATO meets to decide alliance role in Libya

World Western governments inched towards a deal on Wednesday over who should lead military operations against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya, with France saying NATO will have only a "technical role". full story
Libyan forces pull back from western city

World International airstrikes forced Moammar Gadhafi's forces to withdraw tanks that were besieging a rebel-held western city Wednesday, residents said, while people fleeing a strategic city in the east said the situation was deteriorating amid relentless shelling. full story
Obama touts Central America ties, cuts short trip

World Under the shadow of the Libyan war to the end, President Barack Obama sped to the finish of his Latin American journey ..... full story
Snipers, shells, tanks terrorize key Libyan city

World Moammar Gadhafi's snipers and tanks are terrorizing civilians in the coastal city of Misrata, a resident said, and the U.S. military warned ..... full story
Official: F-15 jet crew safe and in American hands

A U.S. official says both the crew of an F-15 fighter jet that crashed in Libya are safe and back in American hands. full story
Erdoğan: NATO’s Libya move must not be for its wealth

World Turkey said on Sunday that it wanted several conditions to be met for NATO to begin operations in Libya and warned that military intervention should avoid ending in an occupation of the North African country, rich in oil and gas. full story
Americans appear wary over U.S. role in Libya

World Early comments online and in newspapers point to cautious American support for a limited role in bombing Libyan air defenses but wariness over entangling the United States in an ill-defined military mission. full story
China calls for immediate cease-fire in Libya

World China called Tuesday for an immediate cease-fire in Libya where the U.S. and European nations have launched punishing airstrikes to enforce a U.N. no-fly zone. full story
Buoyed by strikes, Libya rebels try to advance

World Libya's rebels scrambled to try to exploit international strikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces and go on the offensive, as some of the opposition's ragtag citizen-fighters charged ahead to fight troops besieging a rebel city Monday. full story
Putin: Libya Intervention Is like 'Crusades'

World Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday likened the U.N. Security Council resolution supporting military action in Libya to medieval calls for crusades. full story
Turkey's PM wants quick end to Libya intervention

World Turkey wants the international military operation against Muammar Gaddafi's forces to be concluded as soon as possible so that Libyans can settle their own future, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday. full story
Turkey saves New York Times journalists in Libya

World Four journalists from The New York Times who were captured during fighting in Libya were released on Monday following negotiations by Turkey with Libyan authorities, adding to Turkey's emergence as a protector of US and other countries' diplomatic interests in the North African country. full story
Pro-Gadhafi protesters converge on UN chief

World A group of protesters angry about international intervention in Libya blocked the path of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as he left a meeting at the Arab League. full story
Action in Libya could last 'awhile,' official says

World The international military intervention in Libya is likely to last "awhile," a top French official said..... full story
Strike hits Gaddafi compound in Tripoli

World Building in military centre is destroyed as coalition forces target facilities used by Libyan leader across Tripoli. full story
Libyan military calls for cease-fire amid allied successes

World The Libyan military on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire after allied forces pounded one of its convoys near Benghazi and, according to U.S. officials, significantly degraded the regime's air defense capability. full story
PM Erdoğan criticizes Gaddafi, calls for swift end to operation

World Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for ignoring Turkey's advice that he hand over leadership and said Western attacks on Gaddafi forces should end as soon as possible so that stability could be restored in Libya. full story
3 foreign reporters missing in Libya

World Two journalists working for a French news agency and a photographer traveling with them have gone missing in Libya while reporting on the fighting between Moammar Gadhafi's forces and rebels, the agency said Sunday. full story
Arab League criticizes allied airstrikes on Libya

World The head of the Arab League has criticized international strikes on Libya, saying they caused civilian deaths. full story
France: Qatar to join Libya operation within hours

World A French defense official says Qatar will join the international operation against the forces of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi within hours. full story
Mullen: Chance Gadhafi could cling to power

The top U.S. military officer says the international coalition can achieve its goals in Libya, but the chance that Moammar Gadhafi clings to power is "certainly potentially one outcome." full story
Report: Italian ship's crew detained in Tripoli

World Italy said Sunday it was checking reports that Libyan officials had detained the crew of an Italian ship docked in Tripoli and prevented the vessel from leaving port full story
Libyan TV claimes 48 killed in allied attacks

World Libyan state TV is quoting the armed forces command as saying 48 people have been killed and 150 wounded full story
Gadhafi vows Libya will defend itself

World Moammar Gadhafi is vowing Libya will defend itself from what he calls "crusader aggression," as U.S.-led international forces begin an attack in support of the rebel uprising against him. full story
Clinton: Fears of Libyan `unspeakable atrocities'

World U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that the U.S. will bring "unique capabilities to bear" in Libya as a global coalition began enforcing a U.N.-authorized no-fly zone to protect civilians from Moammar Gadhafi's forces. full story
First wave of allied assault: 112 cruise missiles

World The Pentagon says U.S. and British ships and submarines have launched the first phase of a missile assault on Libyan air defenses, firing 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles at more than 20 targets along the coast. full story
French defense official says French fighter jet has fired on Libyan military vehicle.

World A French official says a French fighter jet has fired on a Libyan military vehicle, in a first reported strike in the international campaign to enforce a no-fly zone... full story
Obama: Western coalition prepared to act against Libya with urgency

World President Barack Obama says the U.S. and a coalition of other countries are prepared to act with urgency to end violence against civilians in Libya. full story
Libya bombing called successful; endgame unclear

Video, Slideshow, World The U.S. on Sunday claimed initial success two days into an assault on Libya that included some of the heaviest firepower in the American arsenal full story