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In his first speech since the launch of a major rebel offensive, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges Libyans to “get ready for the fight”, urging them to liberate the country from Nato and traitors.

US drone strikes in Pakistan have killed more civilians than previously reported, including 168 children, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Four more Nato troops have been killed by insurgents in Afghanistan, as the coalition force works to determine if the Taliban was responsible for the Chinook crash that claimed the lives of 38.

A Nato helicopter has crashed fighting insurgents in east Afghanistan, killing 31 US troops and seven Afghan soldiers in the worst single incident for foreign troops in Afghanistan.

Muammar Gaddafi’s regime has denied reports that the leader’s son Khamis has been killed in a Nato air attack in Libya’s western city of Zlitan which killed 32 people.

Muammar Gaddafi’s regime says Britain’s decision to diplomatically recognise Libya’s rebels is “irresponsible, illegal, and a violation of British and international law.”

Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi could stay in the country as long as he relinquishes power, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague.

As the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, offers the prospect of Colonel Gaddafi being allowed to stay in Libya if he steps down as leader, Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on the shifting political sands.

Despite a face-to-face meeting between US officials and Gaddafi aides, fighting continues in Libya and the two sides remain poles apart over any peaceful solution for the country.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to hand over power to the country’s rebels, according to French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. But one defence analyst dismisses the claim as “wishful thinking”.

French claims that Colonel Gaddafi is ready to step down are just internal political posturing says defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones.

David Cameron says the Afghan conflict is entering a “new phase” amid an army investigation into the death of a soldier who was captured by the Taliban and found dead in Helmand province.

A British soldier who went missing from his base in southern Afghanistan has been found dead, the Ministry of Defence reveals. Next of kin have been informed.

Turkey officially recognises Libya’s anti-government rebels and promises to give them at least $200m in aid.

A senior French diplomat tells Channel 4 News a weapon drop to rebel-held areas was a legally-justified move to protect civilians, and that France won’t rule out deploying more arms in the future.