Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made a last-ditch stand in the capital, Tripoli, and world leaders embraced the fractious Libyan rebels as new masters of the oil-rich north African state.

A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight, urging loyalists to fight off rebels who say they control most of the

Forty-eight hours after rebel forces stormed into Libyan capital, Tripoli, the country's strongman Muammar Gaddafi remained untraced despite NATO powers deploying a 'full array' of surveillance sensor

Key events since the start of the Libya conflict, as rebel forces close in on the capital Tripoli:

February 15-19: Inspired by revolts in other Arab countries, including neighbouring Tunisia and Egyp

Hours before he was arrested by Libyan rebels as they surged into Tripoli, Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam insisted that his family had ‘paid the price, like all Libyans.’

He did not expand on th

The sound of heavy fighting was heard Monday morning near the residence in central Tripoli of embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi after rebel forces the previous day surged into the capital, taking

In flowing brown Bedouin robes and a black beret, hailed as the 'king of kings of Africa', the aging dictator swept up onto the global stage, center front at the United Nations, and delivered an angry

Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made a last-ditch stand in the capital and world leaders embraced the fractious Libyan rebels as new masters of the oil-rich

Libyan rebels said they launched their first attack on Tripoli in coordination with NATO late on Saturday, and the Associated Press are reporting unusually heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital.

At least seven loud blasts were heard in Tripoli early Friday morning as bombs fell in the vicinity of Moammar Gadhafi's main compound of Bab al-Aziziya.

An Associated Press correspondent staying in