2033 Liliane Khalil tweets: "Flag changed at #Libya embassy in #Malta tonight to pre-#Gaddafi era flag. " 2027The UN secretary-general is laying out his plans for the coming days at the organisation's ...

Security forces in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have used tear gas to break up protests calling for an end to Col Muammar Gaddafi's rule. There are reports too of fighting outside the city ...

The Libyan civil war started in February 2011, with army units and militiamen loyal to Gaddafi opposing rebels. Sarkozy was the first Western leader to take a public stance to support the rebellion.