French President Nicolas Sarkozy has slammed as "grotesque" accusations in a document published by a left-wing investigative website that his 2007 presidential campaign allegedly received funds from deposed Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
Libyan rebels say they have captured a large complex of underground weapons bunkers in the west of Libya, as a key US Senate panel authorizes US strikes on government targets.
Hours after blasts shook Libya's capital Tripoli, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi vows to defeat NATO saying the government is determined to change nothing in the country.
Libya's General National Congress elected Ali Zeidan, a long-time opponent of deposed dictator Moamer Gaddafi as prime minister on Sunday, the assembly's chief said.
Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi have launched attacks on Ajdabiya, a key town rebels seeking to topple him have vowed to defend.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said he would not quit power and called on negotiations with the US and France to end the Libyan conflict.
Desperate residents fled Muammar Gaddafi's hometown Sirte on Friday as fighters of Libya's interim government probed the city's eastern outskirts.
Tripoli celebrated into the early hours after rebels overran Muammar Gaddafi's compound, despite finding no sign of the Libyan strongman or his sons.
Anti-Gaddafi fighters have entered Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte from the east, the BBC reports, as NATO warplanes pounded the city for a third straight day.
The Gaddafi regime said it was in contact with members of the rebel National Transitional Council as the rebels tried to quash rumours about the mysterious death of their army chief.
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