Airstrikes, missiles and energized rebels forced Moammar Gadhafi's tanks to roll back from two key western cities.
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The US-led international coalition has no right to interfere in Libya's affairs, India said on Tuesday, stepping up its condemnation of the military strikes on Muammar Gadhafi's forces to establish a no-fly zone.
Loud explosions and intensive anti-aircraft fire were heard Tuesday night in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, which has been bombed by Western forces in recent days, a Xinhua reporter said.
NATO ambassadors agreed Tuesday to deploy a naval blockade of Libya in support of the United Nations' arms embargo on the troubled North African country, a NATO diplomat said.
American officials has made clear their military goals stop short of targeting Gadhafi or directly assisting rebel forces.
Loud explosions and heavy anti-aircraft gunfire were heard in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli at around 9:00 pm local time (1900 GMT) on Monday as the third round of Western-led airstrikes started.
Discord erupted in Europe over whether the military operation in Libya should be controlled by NATO.
Libyan capital under 3rd round of airstrikes
58 percent say Britain is wrong to intervene
Discord erupted in Europe over whether the military operation in Libya should be controlled by NATO... Libyan capital under 3rd round of airstrikes
58 percent say Britain is wrong to intervene
El Salvador's Maya Indians on Sunday invoked the forces of nature in an ancient ritual to help US President Barack Obama - set to visit the Central American nation - make wise decisions.
As US and European forces rained missiles and bombs on Libya over the weekend, international consensus remained elusive on the intervention scheme.
Western forces launched a second wave of air strikes on Libya overnight and officials in Tripoli said a missile intended to kill Muammar Gadhafi had destroyed a building in his fortified compound.