David D Kirkpatrick Alan Cowell New York Times

• Rebels stalled as diplomats meet on Libya in London

  Rebels seeking the ouster of Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi traded rocket fire with loyalist forces who blunted the insurgents' westward advance on Tuesday as an array of diplomats and public figures gathered in London to shape a political vision of a post-Gaddafi era."We meet now in London at a turning point," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to...

• NATO agrees to take command of no-fly zone in Libya

  NATO member nations approved Thursday evening a plan under which the alliance will assume command of the no-fly zone over Libya, while allied warplanes delivered a ferocious round of airstrikes on Libyan ground forces that seems to have begun to shift momentum from the troops loyal to Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi to the rebels opposing him.The secret...

• Gaddafi must surrender power now, says Hillary Clinton

  An international campaign to force Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi out of office gathered pace on Monday as the European Union (EU) adopted an arms embargo and other sanctions, as US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly told the Libyan leader to surrender power "now, without further violence or delay."With the opposition showed increasing s...

• Mubarak quits, protesters celebrate at Tahrir Square

  President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt turned over all power to the military and left the Egyptian capital for his resort home in Sharm el-Sheik, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state television on Friday.The announcement, delivered during evening prayers in Cairo, set off a frenzy of celebration, with protesters shouting "Egypt is free!"The Eg...

• Mubarak leaves Cairo as crowds surge: Report

  The Egyptian military appeared to assert its leadership Friday amid growing indications that President Hosni Mubarak was yielding all power. A Western diplomat said that Mr. Mubarak had left the capital.As protesters were swarming into the streets Friday morning for what was expected to be the biggest and most volatile demonstrations in the three-w...

• Egypt army signals steps to take power

  Egypt's armed forces on Thursday announced that they had begun to take "necessary measures to protect the nation and support the legitimate demands of the people," a step that suggested the military intends to take a commanding role in administrating the strife-torn nation.There was no immediate confirmation that the army intended to replace the go...

• Fewer protestors in Cairo Square after violent night

  With the eyes of the Arab world upon them, protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak regrouped at Tahrir Square on Thursday after a night of gunfire and a day of mayhem that left at least five dead and more than 800 wounded in a battle for the Middle East's most populous nation.The outcome is pivotal in a region where uprising and un...

• Ever-larger protests flood Cairo's streets

  In a test of wills that seemed to be approaching a critical juncture, hundreds of thousands of people crammed into Cairo's vast Tahrir Square on Tuesday, seeking to muster a million protesters demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Their mood was jubilant, as though they had achieved their goals, even though Mr. Mubarak remained in power ...

• Egypt protests: Government tightens vise on information

  The Egyptian military strongly reinforced parts of the capital on Sunday, and black-clad security forces were seen moving through the streets for the first time in a day as a street uprising ran into its sixth day and thousands of protesters again flooded Cairo's city center in defiance of a curfew.Military jet fighters and helicopters, some bearin...

• US offers evacuation flights as Mubarak clings to power

  As President Hosni Mubarak struggled to maintain a tenuous hold on power and the Egyptian military reinforced strategic points in the capital, the United States said on Sunday it was offering evacuation flights for its citizens and urged all Americans currently in Egypt to "consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so."The announcement injecte...

• Police battle huge protests across Egypt

  As night fell and the government announced a curfew, protesters showed no signs of letting up in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday as tens of thousands intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak, pouring from mosques after noon prayers and clashing with police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons.The curfew w...