Britain will move fighter jets to bases near Libya in the "coming hours" as part of the international operation to enforce the UN Security Council resolution, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday.

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief on Thursday added her voice to the chorus of leaders expressing concern about Bahrain's bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters.

Overjoyed Libyans poured into the streets of Benghazi on Thursday night to celebrate after the United Nations voted to authorise air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

Group of 8 powers gathered in Paris on Monday to thrash out a common line on possible intervention to ground the warplanes pounding Libya's rebels.

Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's forces were in control of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on Friday, as rebels on the run appealed for arms and divided Western powers mulled military intervention.

The government has spent more than Rs 20 crore on the Srikrishna Committee which was constituted to hold consultations with all sections of people, groups and political parties in Andhra Pradesh fo

At least 12 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in clashes between Libyan rebels and supporters of Muammar Gaddafi at the coastal hamlet of Bin Jawad, hospital figures showed on Monday.

Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi broke through opposition defences and entered Az Zawiyah city near the country's capital on Saturday.

A total of 1,034 Indians arrived here by three special flights of Air India on Thursday from strife-torn Libya, taking the number of evacuees from the North African country to 3,262.

Ajdabiya: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi entered the rebel-held eastern town of Brega on Wednesday, sparking fierce clashes, witnesses and opposition sources said.

A resident of Brega,