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.

Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans on Monday to free the country from 'traitors', as rebels in the west began to strangle a major lifeline to his capital.

His broadcast appeal was made over a bad telephon

Key powers have vowed to unlock a billion dollars for hard-pressed Libyan rebels in talks to map out a “post-Gaddafi Libya” as a fresh volley of Nato air strikes rocked the capital on Friday.

Nato air raids shook Tripoli on Thursday as the UN denounced crimes against humanity and war crimes during fighting between Muammar Gaddafi’s forces and rebels seeking to topple the Libyan strongman.

Powerful explosions rocked Tripoli on Tuesday as Nato launched its heaviest bombardment yet of the capital, while France and Britain piled pressure on Muammar Gaddafi by bringing attack helicopters into the Libya fray.

March 6: Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west towards the capital, Tripoli, along the country’s Mediterranean coastline on Sunday and forces loyal to leader, Col. Muammar G

Tripoli: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has denied reports of air strikes in the capital city of Tripoli, saying "show me a single attack, one drop, one attack.