Muammar Gaddafi was captured as his hometown of Sirte was falling on Thursday, a National Transitional Council commander said, adding that the ousted Libyan strongman was badly wounded.

Is this is an image of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi during his arrest in Sirte, Libya? The rebels say so.

The most recent report from Libya says NATO aircraft struck two pro-Gaddafi military veh

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on Thursday as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya's interim ruler

Fierce street fighting erupted on Tuesday between new regime fighters and Muammar Gaddafi's remaining diehards in Sirte, the toppled Libyan leader's last bastion, media reported.

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Two bulldozers guarded by armed men started to demolish the walls around ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi's former home in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday.

As the bulldozers set to on the Bab al-Az

Sirte was rocked by deadly fighting on Friday in what new regime forces said was a final assault on Muammar Gaddafi's besieged hometown, with orders they take it the same day despite stiff resistance.

Hollywood star Sean Penn on Tuesday flew in to Benghazi - the epicentre of rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi - to assess at first hand the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya.

"This is my first

Since escaping Libya's notorious Abu Salim prison in August, American Matthew VanDyke has either been fighting 'lunatics' loyal to Muammar Gaddafi or giving battlefield tours to foreign journalists.

Libya's new rulers on Thursday stepped up the hunt for Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, seeking the arrest of one of his sons, Saadi, and announcing the capture of his spokesman Mussa Ibrahim.

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Libyan interim government forces recaptured the airport in Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace, on Thursday, amid mounting concern for civilians trapped inside the besieged city.

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