British special forces are on the ground in Libya helping to spearhead the hunt for Col Muammar Gaddafi,

British special forces are on the ground in Libya helping to spearhead the hunt for Col Muammar Gaddafi, The Daily Telegraph has disclosed.Soldiers from 22 SAS Regiment are reported to be guiding rebel soldiers after being ordered in by David Cameron.With the majority of the capital...

Tripoli hospital has received the bodies of 17 civilians believed to have been executed in recent days by government forces in Muammar Gaddafi's compound in the capital

Tripoli hospital has received the bodies of 17 civilians believed to have been executed in recent days by government forces in Muammar Gaddafi's compound in the capital, a British medical worker said on Thursday."Yesterday a truck arrived at the hospital with 17 dead bodies," Kirsty Campbell of the International Medical Corps told Reuters."These guys were rounded up 10 days ago. They were found in Bab al-Aziziya when the guys (rebel fighters) went...

Four Italian journalists kidnapped and held by suspected loyalists of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi have been freed, according to Italy's foreign ministry.

Four Italian journalists kidnapped and held by suspected loyalists of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi have been freed, according to Italy's foreign ministry.The journalists were reportedly freed during a raid on the house in Tripoli in which they were being held.They were abducted and their driver was killed on Wednesday west of the capital, the ministry had said.One of them had told the Italian consul in Benghazi by phone that they were in good health.Milan-based...

US helicopter 'shot down' by Taliban in Afghanistan

A US helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan soldiers, President Hamid Karzai's office says.The helicopter was taking the personnel back to their base after an operation.Neither the US nor Nato have confirmed the cause, but witnesses, officials and the Taliban say it was shot down.The incident is believed to be the biggest single loss of life for US forces in Afghanistan since operations began in 2001.The...

A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan soldiers

A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan soldiers, according to President Hamid Karzai's office.It is not clear how the crash happened, but the Taliban have said they shot the helicopter down.The incident is believed to be the biggest single loss of life for US forces in Afghanistan since they began operations in 2001.Halim Fidai, the governor of Wardak province, where the incident happened, thinks...