In a carefully planned clandestine operation, Libya's top diplomat stole away from north Africa to an airstrip in England.

An intense offensive by Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the last few hours has seen the Libyan rebels driven back east.

The rebel forces are getting close to their immediate goal - capture Sirte, a fiercely loyal stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi.

Gwynne Dyer examines the western coalition's motives for taking action against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya.

Convoy of huge semitrailers and Anzac peace centre among ideas going to advisory board.

Two Australian Army Reserve soldiers will face a Sydney general court martial in July.

New Zealand Film Festival offshoot, the World Cinema Showcase, returns. TimeOut critic Peter Calder casts an eye over the programme and talks to the writer of one of the French highlights, Of Gods and Men.

International airstrikes hit Gaddafi's forces near the western city of Misrata.

The question of exactly who's in charge of the Libyan operation has divided the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

Resources in Ajdabiya, human and material, already acutely stretched, have dwindled even further.

New Zealand's military presence in Bamiyan will remain at current levels for at least a year.

Serious fractures emerged in the international community yesterday over military intervention in Libya.

A best-case scenario in Libya would see the quick dissolution of Gaddafi's forces.

Others dispute danger, but agree on the need to be prepared for attack.

Bombing continued on Libya's eastern front line, just over two hours after the regime in Tripoli had officially declared a ceasefire after the UN resolution authorising military action in Libya.

Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has threatened retaliatory attacks against passenger aircraft in the Mediterranean if foreign countries made air strikes against his country.

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