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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Top Stories Most Popular Photos Full Coverage Sitemap Libya live report AFP - 35 minutes ago Send IM Story Print 1525 GMT: In her impassioned speech to the UNHCR, Clinton warned other dictators that tech-savvy "young people know what is going on everywhere and will not tolerate the status quo". 1523 GMT: World oil prices have retreated after Saudi Arabia's intervention to ease worries over growing unrest in the Middle East. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in April slid 34 cents to $111.80 per barrel in afternoon deals, having earlier spiked as high as $114.50. "The unrest in the Middle East and fears that the situation will worsen are still supporting oil prices despite news that Saudi Arabia will increase output," said Ong Yi Ling, investment analyst for Phillip Futures in Singapore. 1512 GMT: The White House has said that exile is just 'one option' for the longtime Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. 1505 GMT: Libya has freed two Jordanians who were detained in the bloody crackdown on the anti-regime protests. "Efforts by [our] embassy in Tripoli have succeeded in releasing two of the four citizens who were arrested in Libya," Jordanian foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Kayed has told the state-run Petra news agency. "We are doing our best now to help free the other two," he said. 1503 GMT:Libyan warplanes have attacked ammunitions depots in two separate locations on the outskirts of Benghazi, according to several witnesses. Benghazi is Libya's second-largest city and a stronghold for the anti-Kadhafi protesters. 1455 GMT: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told the UN Human Rights Council that backing political transitions in the Arab world was not just a matter of ideals, but a "strategic imperative". 1453 GMT: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has promised to move "swiftly and impartially" in his assessment of the alleged warcrimes in Libya. "If people were in a square and were attacked by tanks, planes and soldiers, and if people were killed in a systematic way, this was a crime against humanity," said Moreno-Ocampo. 1445 GMT: Saudi Arabia has said it is committed to the stability of the oil market after the EU energy commissioner said Kadhafi has lost control of Libya's large oil and gas installations. 1440 GMT: Elsewhere in the region, a key Kuwaiti opposition group has demanded the removal of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah. "The first step toward reforms is in forming a new government under a new prime minister that should be capable of running the country and reforming imbalances," said a statement by the nationalist Popular Action Bloc. The Fifth Fence youth activist group has also called for a mass rally on March 8 to force the premier to quit. 1435 GMT: Belarus has denied receiving a jet from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Belarus foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Savinykh said the reports were part of a smear campaign against Minsk. "First they make up Belarussian contract soldiers in Libya, then the landing of a plane with Libyan gold and diamonds... these statements do not reflect the reality," he said. 1433 GMT: Bahrains Crown Prince Salman has offered to hold talks with the opposition in a bid to quell the anti-government protests which started on February 14. "The steps we have taken in the last few days have calmed the situation and helped restore life in Bahrain to normal in preparation for dialogue," Prince Salman said in a statement carried by state news agency BNA. 1431 GMT: In Bahrain, hundreds of mainly Shiite protesters have marched out of Pearl Square towards the parliament, chanting: "The people want to topple the regime," and "Unity, national unity!" 1425 GMT: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that Moamer Kadhafi "has lost the legitimacy to govern in Libya". Clinton says Libya should be suspended from the UNHCR as "governments that turn their guns on its own people have no place in this chamber". 1410 GMT: The anti-Kadhafi youth movement Shabab Libya tweets: "Libya has an incredible history, an incredible people, largely forgotten due to gaddafi, and must not be underestimated" 1407 GMT: In what could prove to be a decisive blow to his crumbling regime, the EU's energy commissioner Gunther Oettinger has said pro-Kadhafi forces no longer control Libya's large oil and gas installations. 1405 GMT: The EU's crisis response commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has said around 650 Europeans are still stranded in Libya, with many stranded in hard-to-reach places. The humanitarian situation has "deteriorated significantly" over the last few days in the country as Moamer Kadhafi's forces cracked down on a rebellion, says Georgieva. 1340 GMT: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has echoed the calls of several world leaders, for Kadhafi to step down. "We are just at the beginning of what will follow Kadhafi," she tells reporters in Geneva. "First we have to see the end of his regime and with no further bloodshed," she said, noting Washington was eager for his ouster "as soon as possible." 1332 GMT: US, Russian and European ministers have discussed a "post-Kadhafi" Libya in Geneva, a strong sign that the international community now considers that his regime's days are numbered. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told journalists that she was seeking not only a humanitarian response to the aspirations of Libyan people but "a political and civil response as they try to sort through how theyre going to organise themselves post-Kadhafi." 1325 GMT: Al-Jazeera is reporting that anti-Kadhafi protesters remain in control of the eastern port city of Tobruk, but are preparing for possible attacks from forces who remain loyal to longtime leader. 1320 GMT: World Food Programme chief Josette Sheeran is currently visiting Tunisia to assess the needs of the 40,000 people who have fled the unrest in neighbouring Libya. The UN agency has said Sheeran will visit the border between the two countries on Tuesday to talk to refugees, aid officials and local authorities to assess the food needs of those arriving from Libya. The WFP has said an airlift of 80 tonnes of high energy biscuits from its store in Brindisi, Italy, is due to arrive in Tunisia on Monday. 1311 GMT: The European Union has agreed to impose an assets freeze and travel ban on Kadhafi and 25 members of his family and inner circle. 1305 GMT: The Ukrainian nurse -- who allegedly was a vital part of Kadhafi's daily routine -- has refused to comment after returning home from nine years away working in Libya. Dozens of journalists remain camped outside Galyna Kolotnytska's ground floor apartment in the Kiev suburb of Brovary, hoping to catch sight of the nurse who was infamously described as as a "voluptuous blonde" in leaked US diplomatic cables. 1300GMT: Fierce clashes have erupted between Omani police and protesters in the key industrial area of Sohar. Hundreds of demonstrators --who are demanding jobs and political reforms -- stormed a police station and police responded by firing tear gas. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the clashes that broke out near Earth Roundabout, a key intersection on the main road to the capital Muscat, an AFP correspondent reported. 1258 GMT: In Brussels, a diplomatic source tells AFP that around 25 Libyans will be targeted by the EU asset freeze and travel ban. "It is quite clear that we are targeting Colonel Kadhafi and members of his family and inner circle," says EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic. 1251 GMT: British Foreign Minister William Hague says Libya should be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council for its violent oppression of the anti-Kadhafi protests. 1248 GMT: EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton says the 27-member bloc will meet later to implement UN sanctions against Libya. 1234 GMT: Concerns over turmoil in the Arab world has seen the price of London Brent oil rise back above $112 per barrel. 1223 GMT:Germany turns the screw on the Libyan regime, with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle proposing an international freeze on all payments to Libya for 60 days to deprive Tripoli of the means of "oppressing the people". 1221 GMT: Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has urged the international community to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. Rudd tells the UN Human Rights Council that a no-fly zone would "help protect the Libyan people from the violence they have already experienced from units of the Libyan air force." 1220 GMT: France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon has not ruled out using NATO air power to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. "We're studying all options to ensure that Colonel Kadhafi understands that he has to go. I know that people have mentioned military solutions, and these solutions are being examined by the French government," Fillon says in a radio interview with RTL. "I have heard several observers, for example, evoke the idea of a no-fly zone over Libyan territory. It's an option that is being considered," he adds. 1218 GMT: A terrified doctor tells the BBC World Service that pro-Kadhafi forces have started using anti-aircraft weapons on protesters in Libya's third largest city of Misrata. "We are not able to send the ambulance because they are shooting at the ambulance," the doctor tells the BBC. 1216 GMT: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says restrictions imposed on the Libyan regime will take effect "quickly". The violent crackdown on protesters "shocks our conscience," she says. 1208 GMT: The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen says Kadhafi is still in control of the Libyan capital Tripoli. 1158 GMT: Al Jazeera is reporting that France will send two planes with humanitarian aid to the Libyan city of Benghazi. 1148 GMT: The EU says it is trying to establish contacts with the Libyan opposition. 1147 GMT: Jordan says four of its nationals have been detained in Libya. "We know their location and we are still in contact with Libyan authorities. We want to make sure their rights are respected and their safety is ensured," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Kayed tells AFP. 1136 GMT:The New York Times has reported that US and European officials discussed plans to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent further killings of civilians by troops loyal to Kadhafi. The newspaper cited an unnamed senior administration official as saying that no decision has yet been made. 1131 GMT: The interim Egyptian regime has slapped a travel ban on ousted president Hosni Mubarak, and also imposed a freeze on his assets. Judicial officials say the ban also applies to Mubarak's wife Suzanne, his two sons Ala and Gamal, and their wives. 1129 GMT: Meanwhile, there are renewed protests in Oman, where protesters are preventing the movement of ships in or out of Sohar, the country's second biggest port. 1128 GMT: The International Criminal Court (ICC) announces a preliminary probe of possible crimes against humanity committed in Libya. "The office is currently assessing allegations of widespread or systematic attacks against the civilian population," chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo says from the ICC headquarters in The Hague. 1127GMT: Women have started joining the anti-Kadhafi protests in the eastern coastal city of Benghazi. "We will stay here until Kadhafi leaves," Najwa al-Tir tells an AFP reporter in the city which has been the epicentre of the protests. A defiant Tir says that four decades of rule by the strongman is "enough... we want freedom." 1105 GMT: British Prime Minister David Cameron will address lawmakers at around 1530 GMT on the situation in Libya. 1100 GMT: China becomes the latest country to launch a major evacuation of its citizens from Libya. Beijing says it launched a huge air, sea and land operation to evacuate nearly 29,000 people from the strife-torn country. 1055 GMT: An AFP reporter says Kadhafi has lost control of Nalut, a town of 66,000 people, 235 kilometres (145 miles) west of Tripoli. "The city has been liberated since February 19. It has been run by a revolutionary committee named by the town's communities," Shaban Abu Sitta, a local lawyer and member of a revolutionary committee, tells AFP. 1050 GMT: Here is a summary of the latest events in Libya. The UN Human Rights Council is holding an emergency meeting in Geneva over the brutal crackdown by Kadhafi's forces on protesters The UNHCR says at least 1,000 people have been killed in the uprising. "The council should not relax its vigilance over Libya as the threat of violent reprisals against civilians still looms," UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, tells delegates. The UN Security Council has imposed a travel and assets ban on Kadhafi's regime. Kadhafi's 41-year grip on power appears to be slipping as his regime now controls only some western areas around the capital and a few long-time bastions in the arid south. Welcome to AFP's live coverage of the events in Libya where leader Moamer Kadhafi defiantly clings to power as the unrest enters its 14th day. Follow this live report for a minute-by-minute update of events as they happen in Libya. 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