CNN's Ben Wedeman is in Qawalish, Libya, now seeing renewed fighting between pro- and anti-Gadhafi forces.
Forces loyal to embattled Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi launched a new attack on the rebel-held city of Misrata on Wednesday, with anti-government forces reporting intense shelling from three sides of the city.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent an envoy to Libya Monday to meet with rebels trying to bring about an end to Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year-rule, a move that comes after he called for the Libyan leader to step down.
Accusations arise of inhumane treatment of prisoners by the opposition in Libya's war within. Sara Sidner reports.
Libya's oil minister confirmed Wednesday that he's defected and said he's considering signing up with the opposition movement.
CNN's Ben Wedeman retreats to a rebel field hospital in Dafniya where doctors try to help the wounded.
South African President Jacob Zuma did not discuss "exit strategies" with Moammar Gadhafi during talks about a possible African Union brokered cease-fire in Libya, according to a government spokesman.
Fresh explosions rang out early Tuesday near Tripoli, hours after South African President Jacob Zuma held talks with Moammar Gadhafi and signalled he was ready to accept an African Union plan for a cease-fire.
NATO's leader confidently proclaimed on Sunday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's days are numbered, but he couldn't foresee how long the alliance's grinding mission to protect besieged civilians will last.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discusses the decision for NATO to take over the military mission in Libya.
NATO's secretary general ruled out arming Libyan rebels Monday as the alliance continued to take over command and control of the entire Libyan mission.
CNN's Arwa Damon documents opposition efforts to control gateway to western oil fields.
NATO is set to take command of the U.N.-backed no-fly zone over Libya, seizing control from the U.S., which was keen to hand over the reins.
CNN's Nic Robertson exposes how attempts by the Gadhafi regime to paint a picture of the airstrikes goes awry.
NATO agreed Thursday to take command of enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya and was considering taking control of the full U.N.-backed military mission, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told CNN.
A deal has been reached for NATO to take command of the military mission in Libya in the coming days.
NATO has launched around-the-clock surveillance flights of Libya as it considers various options for dealing with escalating violence in the war-torn country, America's ambassador to the organization told reporters Monday.
Momentum is growing for a possible no-fly zone over Libya as NATO launches constant surveillance flights.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that a critical phase in the transfer of security authority from international to domestic forces would begin March 21, a precursor to a planned full handover three years hence.
President Obama announced that NATO will develop a missile defense system to safeguard most of Europe and the U.S.
NATO and the Afghan government on Saturday forged a "long-term" partnership declaration -- an agreement that will leave international forces in the war-torn country for many years after a planned military transition in 2014.
Calling it a significant step forward for the alliance and European security, President Obama announced Friday that NATO will develop a missile defense system to safeguard most of Europe and the United States.
A former Afghan president who heads a panel seeking peace discussions with the Taliban says he's optimistic that serious talks can be forged one day but cautioned that it will take time.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is asking Russia to broaden its presence in Afghanistan with more choppers and expanded police training.
NATO's secretary-general discusses what support he hopes the Kremlin will offer to assist the new Afghan government.
CNN's Reza Saya looks at Pakistan's role in helping Washington implement the new Afghan strategy.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed the pledges by NATO members and other allies to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan to battle Taliban and al Qaeda extremists and train Afghan forces.
The non-U.S. members of NATO intend to commit at least 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan along with the American buildup just announced, the alliance's top civilian leader said Wednesday.
NATO's secretary-general is confident that "all allies will step up to the plate" and provide more soldiers to the fight in Afghanistan after President Barack Obama announces his decision next week on an extra U.S. troop deployment.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is "optimistic" that other countries will contribute more troops to the mission in Afghanistan, he told the head of NATO in a letter this week.
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, plans to address NATO defense ministers Friday about the next steps for the military strategy.
President Obama is under increasing pressure to decide whether the United States will commit more troops and resources to the conflict in Afghanistan.
NATO's Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour that the military alliance will prevail in Afghanistan.
More resources and personnel are needed to train Afghan security forces so they can become "masters in their own house," NATO's secretary-general said Tuesday.
CNN's Jill Dougherty reports Presidents Medvedev and Obama moved toward resetting relations in their meeting in Moscow.
Russia, the United States and NATO should consider linking their missile defense systems in Europe, the NATO chief said Friday.
New NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for meetings with military and political leaders and troops on the ground just days after taking over the alliance's top post.
A pre-dawn salvo of at least eight rockets slammed into the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, Afghan officials said.
NATO will stay in Afghanistan "for as long as it takes," the military alliance's new leader said in Brussels, Belgium, Monday.
The Danish prime minister has told his party he is a candidate for NATO's top job, a spokeswoman for the party told Danish TV on Friday.
President Bush declined Saturday to promise more U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq before he leaves office
President Bush refused to say Saturday whether he will scale back U.S. troop levels in Iraq more than planned by the time he leaves office.
Denmark has announced it will withdraw some or all of its troops from Iraq by August, but said it may boost its presence in Afghanistan.
The leader of the world's largest Muslim organization has joined other world leaders in condemning violence over the publication of cartoon caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
At a summit that begins this week, European leaders have to agree not only on a new constitution but also on a new President of the European Commission -- the EU's executive arm.
Danish Defense Minister Svend Aage Jensby resigned Friday amid controversy over intelligence reports on whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
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