Libya

The collapse of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime has made the headlines for the last six months. An enemy of the West that went through a short rehabilitation period was seen in Africa as a Pan-Africanist. While Gaddafi had instated a real cult of personality in Libya, with statues and images of him adorning the streets, his attitude also made him a well-known figure throughout the continent.

Despite often criticising and disregarding western leaders, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi apparently had a secret crush on the former Secretary of State under George Bush.

While the West and the rebels hunt Colonel Gaddafi down, less attention is given to the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict: the children.

Where is Muammar Gaddafi? It is the question of the moment, as two days after the Libyan leader's compound fell in the hands of the rebels, the Colonel is still in hiding.

As the quest for Gaddafi intensifies, world powers are already planning their next strategic move to optimise their relationship with Libya, strategizing their next moves for relations with Libya, proving that the race for the best deals has now truly started.

Gaddafi's compound might now be in the hands of the rebels, but the leader is not yet ready to relinquish power.

After months of conflict, the rebels control most of Tripoli, but there is still no news of Moammar Gaddafi and his followers are still setting up resistance.

The search for Colonel Gadhafi might soon be over after an al-Jazeera correspondent said rebels are only 500m from Col Gaddafi's heavily fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound in the centre of Tripoli, but the civilians living in Tripoli are still getting caught up in the conflict.

Saif al-Islam, appearing in the streets of Tripoli Tuesday morning, proclaimed: "We broke the backbone of the rebels. It was a trap. We gave them a hard time. So we are winning." Could he be right?

As the 41-year-old regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is falling apart, leaving space for the National Transitional Council to take over the country, analysts are already attempting to look at the consequences of the fall of the man that managed to cling to power for so many years.

While the world asks what will happen to Moammar Gadhafi in the coming hours or days, rumors about his whereabouts and his next move are rampant.

Sounds of intense fighting echoed Monday morning around Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi's compound in central Tripoli as his forces continued to fight rebels who swept into the capital Sunday night.

In a speech to the British Council later Monday, Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg is expected to say the Libyan people will be safe with the departure of Moammar Gadhafi.

Hundreds of rebel fighters entered the centre of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, late on Sunday and their battle to overthrow the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi looks set to end in their favour as reports of Gaddafi's sons being arrested emerged.

The United Nations announced on Friday it would mount an operation to evacuate thousands of foreigners trapped in Tripoli as the rebels prepare for a potential assault on the capital.

As Libyan rebels advance on Tripoli, civilians caught in the crossfire are fleeing for their lives.

Since it decided to intervene in March, NATO has been fighting in Libya on the rebels side but after months of stagnation, in the last few weeks, the conflict appears to have turned in their favour.

According to their spokesperson, the Libyan rebels have seized a second strategic town near Tripoli and are now encircling the capital.

The father of a Scottish victims wants Megrahi alive but back in prison.

After more than six months of conflict could Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's rule come to an end? In his latest speech, he called on his supporters to prepare for "the fight," s news that the rebels gained control over the towns of Sorman, located in the west of Tripoli and Garyan to the south.

Following four days of rioting in the UK, with groups of people causing havoc on the streets in cities such as London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, the Libyan leader, has criticised David Cameron's call for more police power and accused him of launching a 'crackdown on protesters'.

Khamis Gaddafi, the youngest son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, currently embroiled in a standoff with rebel forces and NATO, was shown on state TV Wednesday, just days after rebels claimed his death.

As the Libyan conflict continues to drag on, more and more conflicting reports emerge, making it difficult to dissociate propaganda from facts.

When I heard that the subject of restoring capital punishment is likely to get an airing in Parliament later this year, I thought it would be the perfect time to put together a somewhat tongue-in-cheek picture gallery based on the "I've Got a Little List" song from the Mikado.

As refugees from Libya desperately try to reach Europe at the cost of their lives, Italy -- the EU country the most affected by the influx of asulum seekers -- is struggling to cope with the new arrivals.

After months of blaming al-Qaeda style Islamists for the uprising that led to the implementation of a NATO-led operation in Libya, the Gadhafi regime it seems is ready for an image overhaul.

France announced on Thursday that its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle would return on French territory for maintenance next week after being used for the NATO-led mission.

President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday issued a decree authorising multi-partism in Syria, the official SANA news agency reported.

According to the National Transition Council sources, on Sunday, rebel fighters became engulfed in an eight-hour gunfight against what their leaders called the "fifth column" of Gaddafi loyalists in Benghazi.While previous warnings that more background checks and a higher training standard were necessary to prevent rogue elements from infiltrating the rebel movement have been issued by political analysts for months, it seems now that dissident elements from within the movement are thre...

The head of the Libyan rebels' armed forces and two of his aides were killed by gunmen on Thursday, and despite officially confirming the news, the death of Gadhafi's former close friend is still surrounded by mystery.