Fighters for Libya's interim rulers entered Muammar Gaddafi's hometown Sirte on Saturday in a surprise assault that NATO said it backed to halt brutal acts by followers of the ousted regime.

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Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of the ousted Libyan leader, said that her father was well and fighting on the ground, as she attacked the country's new rulers and called them 'traitors'.

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Libya's first formal government since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi will be named within 10 days, interim prime minister Mahmud Jibril said on Tuesday.

Ministries could be based in the capital Tripoli

A senior general loyal to Muammar Gaddafi has been captured in the southern Libya, an official from the country's new regime told the media on Tuesday.

"General Belgacem Al-Abaaj, Gaddafi's intellige

Libya's interim leaders failed to agree a new cabinet on Sunday and the forces that forced Muammar Gaddafi from power remained bogged down in fighting with troops loyal to the former ruler.

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The United Nations on Friday eased sanctions against Libya and gave the country's UN seat to the former rebel government which toppled Muammar Gaddafi and is still battling his forces.

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Columns of anti-Gaddafi forces sped towards Bani Walid on Friday after their position came under attack and one of their number said they were planning to take the town, one of the last bastions of su

Fighters loyal to Libya's new rulers stormed into Sirte from three fronts on Thursday, the military said, launching a massive assault on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown and one of his final pockets of resi

Libya's new rulers promised to investigate allegations of 'serious abuses' including war crimes as their position was consolidated when the World Bank recognised them as the official government.

Libya's new leaders pledged 'moderate' Islamic rule even as their fighters were accused by Amnesty International on Tuesday of committing possible war crimes.

A defiant Muammar Gaddafi, meanwhile, vo