US president Barack Obama delivered a frank ultimatum to Gaddafi, threatening military action if he ignores non-negotiable demands for a ceasefire.
The federal government is probing whether Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi or his family have any assets in Australia.
A defiant, fist-pumping Muammar Gaddafi toured the streets of Tripoli as world powers struggled to stay united over a NATO-led air campaign.
The following is the text of a letter sent to President Barack Obama by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The misspellings and grammatical errors are in the original letter.
Shelling by Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's forces have killed 11 people and wounded 57, almost all civilians, in the city of Misrata, rebels say.
South African President Jacob Zuma has met with the Libyan President for truce talks after saying the NATO campaign was in the way of a peace deal.
A nanny who worked for one of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons told CNN of the horrific torture she suffered at the hands of a Gaddafi family member.
US President Barack Obama has said he is confident that Muammar Gaddafi will "ultimately" step down and has warned he has not ruled out supplying arms to Libyan rebels.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says Libyan military command are legitimate targets for US and NATO air attack, suggesting Muammar Gaddafi himself is increasingly in danger.
Fighting raged in the long-besieged rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata and Muammar Gaddafi's hometown was reportedly hit by NATO.
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