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Western and Arab countries pledge more than $1.1bn in funding for Libya’s Transitional National Council at a meeting of the Contact Group on Libya in Abu Dhabi.

NATO’s call to ramp up the bombing campaign in Libya falls on deaf ears, as thousands of Colonel Gaddafi’s troops attack the rebel-held city of Misrata.

Exclusive: As the woman who became the face of Libya’s rebel struggle heads to the US, Channel 4 News reveals how – after her alleged rape by Gaddafi troops – she suffered “outrageously” in Qatar.

As Ratko Mladic is finally brought before the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, Anthony Tucker-Jones – a former Defence Intelligence official – looks at the failures of the West in the Balkans.

Colonel Gaddafi calls for a truce as a flood of defections threatens to fatally weaken his grip on power.

NATO jets strike a command centre where Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sometimes lives, as a spokesman says it is a message to those attacking civilians that they can no longer hide behind high walls.

Britain steps up its role in Libya by agreeing to deploy four attack helicopters amid claims that the Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi is increasingly paranoid and “on the run”.

Hilary Clinton has says there is no evidence of complicity in the Osama Bin Laden raid at the highest level. But she urged Pakistan to work harder to fight militancy.

The US military announces plans to reduce the number of troops in Pakistan after an official request made by the Pakistani government.

G8 leaders are expected to approve a multi-billion dollar aid package to support Tunisia and Egypt, and will discuss issues ranging from the IMF leadership to global internet regulation.

Between 12 and 20 heavy explosions rock Tripoli in one of the most intensive nights of bombing yet. Libyan authorities say three people have been killed and 150 wounded in the attack.

Defence Minister Nick Harvey rejects French claims that Britain is about to send Apache attack helicopters into Libya – but confirms it is an option being considered by the UK.

US President Barack Obama arrives in the Republic of Ireland at the start of a week-long tour of Europe.

After at least 12 protesters are killed in a demonstration in northern Afghanistan, President Karzai condemns last night’s NATO raid in which four people died and which provoked today’s protest.

The International Criminal Court requests arrest warrants for Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and spy boss Abdullah al-Senussi. But will this bring justice, asks Lindsey Hilsum.