French fighter jets soared over a rebel-held city besieged by Moammar Gadhafi's troops on Saturday, the first mission for an international military force launched in support of the 5-week-old uprising.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after an emergency summit in Paris that French jets...
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The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and France's U.N. envoy predicted military action within hours of an international meeting on Libya on Saturday.
A unilateral ceasefire declared on Friday by the Libyan government appeared...
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Libya has declared an immediate ceasefire after the UN voted to enforce a no-fly zone, as RAF Typhoon fighters and Tornadoes prepared to be deployed to the Mediterranean in order to prevent Colonel Muammer Gaddafi's forces creating a 'blood bath' in Benghazi.
Libya is declaring an...
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