Rebels freed five Libyans on Saturday, who they said were soldiers loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, which said the five were civilians, flew them home to Tripoli. Full story
Russia and Greece held talks with the Libyan government about the enforcement of a ceasefire, the official JANA news agency said, after government troops appeared to withdraw from front lines in rebel-held Misrata. Full story
As the Khaddafy regime Libyan government bombards the city of Misrata, new tensions rise in the NATO campaign. Britain and France echo rebel complaints by urging NATO allies, including the United States, to step up the campaign against the Libyan regime.
Anti-government forces in Libya have rejected a ceasefire proposal backed by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the African Union. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.
The Red Cross said on Monday it was opening an office in Tripoli at the invitation of the Libyan government and would soon send a team to the besieged city of Misrata to help civilians trapped by the fighting. Full story
The Libyan government alleges it shot down two American-made rebel helicopters near the city of Brega. Meanwhile, a fierce battle continues for the city of Ajdabiya. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.
Fearing more defections like those of Gadhafi's foreign minister and UN ambassador, the Libyan government has posted security guards with every cabinet member. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.
An Ed Show panel talks about the latest developments in the Middle East and how it will impact the U.S.
Ed Schultz has breaking news that the United Nations Security council has voted to allow the U.N.'s member nations to take military action against Libya. Sohel Uddin, NBC News Producer from Libya, and Colonel Jack Jacobs, msnbc Military Analyst, join the discussion.
The battle for oil-rich East Libya wages on as rebels struggled to hold onto their positions during airstrikes from troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, who made a televised appeal to opposition leaders to begin negotiations. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.
The Libyan government claims to have liberated Zawiya from rebel control, but to onlookers, the town looks more under siege than free. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.
CORRECTION-IPTC CREATION DATEEDITOR'S NOTE: THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON A GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR ---This image is on a tour organized by the Libyan government, and inspecting the damage to the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi house in the Area of Gargour, after an air raid in Tripoli, Libya, April 30
EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A missile which the Libyan government said was from a coalition air strike is seen in the house of Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Tripoli April 30, 2011. Libyan leader Gaddafi survived a NATO airstrike on Saturda
